Election day falls on November fourth this year, and what
better way to celebrate our right to vote than with a few
good election day quotes?
After all, it's a right that was fought for by our fellow
citizens throughout our history as a nation. Whether
you're in love with Obama or rooting for McCain, here are
some quotes that all Americans will appreciate.
1. "Democracy is the only system that persists in asking
the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought
to be." ~ Sydney J. Harris
2. "Now more than ever the people are responsible for the
character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant,
reckless, and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate
ignorance, recklessness, and corruption." ~ James Garfield
3. "The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the
security of all." ~ John F. Kennedy
4. "Those who stay away from the election think that one
vote will do no good: 'Tis but one step more to think one
vote will do no harm." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
5. "An election is coming. Universal peace is declared and
the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives
of the poultry." ~ T.S. Eliot
6. "Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone,
and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote
is never lost." ~John Quincy Adams
7. "A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman,
of the next generation." ~ James Freeman Clarke
8. "The hardest thing about any political campaign is how
to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning." ~
Adlai E. Stevenson
9. "Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the
poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to
protect each from the other." ~ Oscar Ameringer
10. "People often say that, in a democracy, decisions are
made by a majority of the people. Of course, that is not
true. Decisions are made by a majority of those who make
themselves heard and who vote -- a very different thing." ~
Walter H. Judd
11. "Without general elections, without unrestrained
freedom of press and assembly, without a free struggle of
opinion, life dies out in every public institution...in
which only the bureaucracy remains as the active element."
~ Rosa Luxemburg
So this election day, let's remember that our right to vote
was not a right earned easily. Let these eleven election
day quotes remind us to do our part for America. Get out
there and vote on election day!
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