Voting Quotes

All voting is a sort of gaming, like checkers or backgammon, with a slight moral tinge to it, a playing more

All voting is a sort of gaming, like checkers or backgammon, with a slight moral tinge to it, a playing with right and wrong.

I truly believe that before I retire from public office, I'll be voting for a woman for president.

I truly believe that before I retire from public office, I'll be voting for a woman for president.

Slavery is but half abolished, emancipation is but half
completed, while millions of freeman with votes in their hands more

Slavery is but half abolished, emancipation is but half
completed, while millions of freeman with votes in their hands
are left without education.

The biggest danger for a politician is to shake hands with a man who is physically stronger, has been drinking more

The biggest danger for a politician is to shake hands with a man who is physically stronger, has been drinking and is voting for the other guy.

Democracy is a beautiful thing, except for that part about letting just any old yokel vote.

Democracy is a beautiful thing, except for that part about letting just any old yokel vote.

Ask a man which way he is going to vote, and he will probably
tell you.
Ask him, more

Ask a man which way he is going to vote, and he will probably
tell you.
Ask him, however, why, and vagueness is all.

If voting changed anything, they'd abolish it.

If voting changed anything, they'd abolish it.

Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than
Christianity has made them good.

Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than
Christianity has made them good.

As long as I count the votes what are you going to do about it?

As long as I count the votes what are you going to do about it?

Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my hand and
heart to this vote.

Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my hand and
heart to this vote.