I would not vote for the mayor. It's not just because he didn't
invite me to dinner, but because read more

I would not vote for the mayor. It's not just because he didn't
invite me to dinner, but because on my way into town from the
airport there were such enormous potholes.

Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of read more

Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual).

Your every voter, as surely as your chief magistrate, under the
same high sanction, though in a different sphere, read more

Your every voter, as surely as your chief magistrate, under the
same high sanction, though in a different sphere, exercises a
public trust.

Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only read more

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.

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.

Anything important is never left to the vote of the people. We only get to vote on some man; we read more

Anything important is never left to the vote of the people. We only get to vote on some man; we never get to vote on what he is to do.

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is read more

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.

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

The freeman casting, with unpurchased hand,
The vote that shakes the turrets of the land.

The freeman casting, with unpurchased hand,
The vote that shakes the turrets of the land.