Famous quotes on voting

Voting is important for a working democracy. Here are some famous quotes and slogans on the importance of voting. (Thanks to Niki Bornes for originally compiling this list).

We could shout it from the rooftops on a daily basis, but don’t take it from us. Take it from these guys and gals (you may have heard of a few):

“The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men.” – Lyndon B. Johnson (36th U.S. President)

“A man without a vote is a man without protection.” – Lyndon B. Johnson (36th U.S. President)

“Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don’t vote.” – William E. Simon (63rd U.S. Secretary of Treasury, Philanthropist)

“Always vote on principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.” – John Quincy Adams (6th U.S. President)

“Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets.” Abraham Lincoln (16th U.S. President)

“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” Abraham Lincoln (16th U.S. President)

“To vote is like the payment of a debt, a duty never to be neglected, if its performance is possible.” – Rutherford B. Hayes (19th U.S. President)

“A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.” – John F. Kennedy (35th U.S. President)

“I am sure that every one of my colleagues – Democrat, Republican, and Independent – agrees with that statement. That in the voting booth, everyone is equal.” – Barbara Boxer (Democratic Senator – CA)

“The future of this republic is in the hands of the American voter.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower (34th U.S. President)

“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 (Author)

“Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd U.S. President)

“Although our interests as citizens vary, each one is an artery to the heart that pumps life through the body politic, and each is important to the health of democracy.” – Bill Moyers (Journalist, TV host)

“Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you.” – Pericles (Prominent Greek Statesmen)

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