To vote is like the payment of a debt, a duty never to be neglected, if its performance is possible.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.
Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed.
The vote is a trust more delicate than any other, for it involves not just the interests of the voter, but his life, honor and future as well.
Voting is the expression of our commitment to ourselves, one another, this country and this world.
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.
I am not one of those who believe that we are bound to vote supplies to cover a deficiency in the treasury whenever called on, without investigating the causes which occasioned it.
A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
It doesn't take a lot of seniority to vote the way you promised to vote.
A vote should be generative, not like business as usual, which is what voting feels like for most of us.
It is a fundamental rule with me not to vote for a loan or tax bill till I am satisfied it is necessary for the public service, and then not if the deficiency can be avoided by lopping off unnecessary objects of expenditure or the enforcement of an exact and judicious economy in the public disbursements.