When a species wants to tap the collective intelligence of a population, they don't take a poll; they don't take a vote. They form a real-time system.
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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.
Where is the politician who has not promised to fight to the death for lower taxes- and who has not proceeded to vote for the very spending projects that make tax cuts impossible?
I'd like to put in a vote for the intrinsic fascination of science.
To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.
I tell people I won't vote to go to war unless I'm ready to go or send my kids.
There is no hope even that woman, with her right to vote, will ever purify politics.
Fifty percent of people won't vote, and fifty percent don't read newspapers. I hope it's the same fifty percent.
We must vote for hope, vote for life, vote for a brighter future for all of our loved ones.
In the political context fair means somebody that will vote for the unions or for the business. It can't mean that in the judicial context or we're in real trouble.
If voting changed anything... I'd still laugh!
Vote for the man who promises least he'll be the least disappointing.
The unfortunate reality is that, even today, too many citizens have reason to fear that their right to vote, their access to the ballot--and their ability to have their votes counted--is under threat." --Eric Holder, quoted in Give Us the Ballot
A voteless people is a hopeless people.
The Bowery station on the J line is what happens to a neighborhood once politicians realize the people who live there don__ vote.
When we choose a mobile network, do we check whether Airtel or Vodafone belong to a particular caste? No, we simply choose the provider based on the best value or service. Then why do we vote for somebody simply because he belongs to the same caste as us?
Today, each of you will make a decision,_ Caine said. __o go with Sam, or to stay here. I won__ try to stop anyone, and I won__ hold it against anyone._ He placed his hand over his heart. __or those who choose to stay, let me be very clear: I will be in charge. Not as a mayor, but as a king. My word will be law. My decisions will be final.__hat caused some murmuring, most of it unhappy.__ut I__l also do everything I can to leave each of you alone. Quinn, if he chooses to stay, can still fish. Albert, if he chooses to stay, will still run his business. Freaks and normals will be treated equally.__e seemed about to add something else but caught himself after a sidelong look at Toto.The silence lengthened and Sam knew it was time for him to speak. In the past he__ always had Astrid at his side for things like this. He was not much of a speaker. And in any case, he didn__ have much to say.__nyone who goes with me has a vote in how we do stuff. I guess I__l be more or less in charge, but we__l probably choose some other people, create a council like . . . Well, hopefully better than we had before. And, um . . ._ He was tempted to laugh at his own pitiful performance. __ook, people, if you want someone, some . . . king, good grief, to tell you what to do, stay here. If you want to make more of your own decisions, well, come with me.__e hadn__ said enough to even cause Toto to comment.__ou know which side I__ on, people,_ Brianna yelled. __am__ been carrying the load since day one.___t was Caine that saved us,_ a voice cried out. __here was Sam?__he crowd seemed undecided. Caine was beaming confidence, but Sam noticed that his jaw clenched, his smile was forced, and he was worried.
Those who stay away from the election think that one vote will do no good. 'Tis but one step more to think one vote will do no harm.