Essential Quotes on Elections, Voting, and Political Participation - 3nd

With 2024 marking a significant year for global democracy, elections will take place in 76 countries, representing over 4.2 billion eligible voters worldwide. From the United States presidential election to numerous other critical races, the world’s attention is focused on the power of democracy in action.

In this collection of election quotes, we are reminded of the importance of voting, the necessity of making informed choices, and the need to prevent fraud. As history has shown, elections are not only about choosing leaders but also about shaping the future, standing up for values, and ensuring that our participation drives meaningful change.

⊙ Quotes on the Importance and Necessity of Voting in Elections

• All of us may have been created equal. But we'll never actually be equal until we all vote. So don't wait. - Leonardo DiCaprio

• The most important office, and the one which all of us can and should fill, is that of private citizen. - Louis Brandeis

• You must be the change you want to see in the world. - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

• Voting shapes the future. - Oscar Auliq-Ice, The Secret of Greatness

• Popularity should be no scale for the election of politicians. If it would depend on popularity, Donald Duck and The Muppets would take seats in senate. - Orson Welles

• In an election, one needs both hope and audacity. - Francois Hollande

• Voting is a civic sacrament. - Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C.

• A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation. - James Freeman Clarke

• Voting is the expression of our commitment to ourselves, one another, this country and this world. - Sharon Salzberg

• Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters. - Abraham Lincoln

• A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user. - Theodore Roosevelt

⊙ Quotes about the need to choose the right vote and preventing fraud

• It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting. - Tom Stoppard

• An election not to draw anyone to vote for who will not unplug. - Franklin Pierce Adams

• Young people need to vote. They need to get out there. Every vote counts. Educate yourself too. Don’t just vote. Know what you’re voting for, and stand by that. - Nikki Reed

• The greatest threat to the constitutional right to vote is voter fraud. - Lynn Westmoreland

• Pretending that voter fraud does not exist puts the integrity of our voting process at risk. - Mercedes Schlapp

• The Left would pretend voter fraud is no big deal. - Tom Fitton

• Mail-in ballots are a huge source of potential voter fraud. For instance, ballots mailed to wrong addresses or large residential buildings might get intercepted. - Tom Fitton

• The people who cast the votes don't decide an election, the people who count the votes do. - Joseph Stalin

• 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

• The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all. - John F. Kennedy

• When one with honeyed words but evil mind Persuades the mob, great woes befall the state. - Euripides, Orestes

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