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Vote Quotes

On ballots, principle, and voting against.

These vote quotes look skeptically at the mechanics of voting — parties softening their stance just to court votes, and a claim that populations say they care about corruption without acting on it at the ballot box. One line recalls a voter from another century who would have proudly backed Henry Clay, connecting to Election quotes on this site.

The equality among all members of the League, which is provided in the statutes giving each state only one vote, cannot of course abolish the actual material inequality of the powers concerned.

Quotes by Hjalmar Branting

It's heartening when people hear for the first time that their vote really matters.

Quotes by Hill Harper

I used to vote Democrat.

Quotes by Herman Cain

I will vote my hopes and not my fears.

Quotes by Herb Kohl

I therefore shared fully the intense chagrin of the New York and other State delegations when, on the third ballot, Abraham Lincoln received a larger vote than Seward.

Quotes by Henry Villard

I have consistently made it very clear that I will vote a straight Democratic ticket, just like I do every election. From the local Constable to the President, I will be voting for every Democrat on the ballot.

Quotes by Henry Cuellar

We got the vote, which we should've been born with, in 1920. Everything we've had to struggle for - it's ridiculous.

Quotes by Helen Thomas

I vote, but I don't feel that I'm achieving much when I do.

Quotes by Harriet Walter

I am not interested in splitting the white vote.

Quotes by Harold Washington

In the U.S., it's all about turnout, which means you have to appeal to every single Democrat to get them to vote.

Quotes by Harper Reed

The idea that corporations have the same First Amendment protections of free speech as people is troubling. Corporations are not people. They don't attend our schools, get married and have children. They don't vote in our elections.

Quotes by Hank Johnson

Unlike the Congress and BJP, which seek vote on communal lines, I seek votes on issues.

Quotes by H. D. Kumaraswamy

People who say that there's a vote within the Republican Party that moves against immigrants is just factually not accurate.

Quotes by Grover Norquist

Fifty percent of people won't vote, and fifty percent don't read newspapers. I hope it's the same fifty percent.

Quotes by Gore Vidal

I believe that our vote is both a public duty and a sacred trust.

Quotes by Gordon Brown

Well, let me just say - I mean, I'm not a person who's going to vote for any of the potential Republican nominees for the presidency of the United States.

Quotes by Gloria Allred

No longer should women be denied the right to vote, no longer should women be treated as second class citizens, no longer should women not be allowed to be a citizen at all.

Quotes by Ginny Brown-Waite

I fought for MPs to have the right to vote on article 50 not because I was against Brexit, but because I was, and remain passionately, an advocate of parliamentary sovereignty.

Quotes by Gina Miller

I never doubted that our parliamentarians would vote to trigger article 50 but I expected a detailed, pragmatic debate around the options of how to execute Brexit and the processes involved.

Quotes by Gina Miller

What is politics but persuading the public to vote for this and support that and endure these for the promise of those?

Quotes by Gilbert Highet

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the "vote catching" quote criticize?
It's a sharp warning about political strategy: "political parties, overanxious for vote catching, become tolerant to intolerant groups" — presented as that speaker's own critical opinion about party behavior, not a neutral fact.
Is there a quote about voters caring about corruption but not acting on it?
Yes: "There's this myth out there that self-perpetuates that candidates believe that although the populace cares about corruption, they're not going to vote on it." — the speaker's own take on a common assumption in politics.
Is there a historical quote about voting for Henry Clay?
Yes — a 19th-century-style reflection: "I have never yet exercised the privilege of voting, but had I been called upon at the last presidential election to do so, I should most certainly have cast my vote for Mr. Clay," referencing the historical American statesman Henry Clay.
What's the meaning behind "I never vote for anyone, I always vote against"?
It's a short, cynical take on the mechanics of voting: "I never vote for anyone. I always vote against." suggesting the speaker sees their ballot as more about rejection than endorsement.
Where can I find more quotes about democracy or elections?
Democracy quotes and Election quotes cover the broader civic themes touched on here.

Another entry admits to voting purely in opposition rather than genuine support, a more cynical but common way people describe their ballot choices. See Democracy or I Am quotes for related civic reflection.