Rock the Vote is a nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to building the political
power of young people. In 1990, music executives founded Rock the Vote in
response to censorship of hip-hop and rap artists. Their first partnership,
with MTV, helped promote the message that “Censorship is Un-American” and
helped to engage young people across the country in fighting back. Rock
the Vote has revolutionized the way we use pop culture, music, art, and
technology to engage young people in politics and build our collective
power. Rock the Vote has registered and turned out millions of young
voters on campuses, in communities, and online. They have successfully
fought for — and defended — voting rights and increased access to democracy.
They have raised awareness and campaigned for issues that impact the lives
of young people. They have pioneered innovative ways to make registration
and voting work, and have built open-source technology to empower
other organizations.
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The ballot is stronger than the bullet. Abraham Lincoln
A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
Theodore Roosevelt
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.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
George Jean Nathan
American youth attributes much more importance to arriving at driver's license
age than at voting age.
Marshall McLuhan
According to the U.S. Census, the most common reason people give for not
voting is that they were too busy or had conflicting work or school schedules.
Jeff Miller
Do the unexpected. Take twenty minutes out of your day, do what young people
all over the world are dying to do: vote.
Rick Mercer
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end
up being governed by your inferiors.
Plato
Not voting is voting to hand your power over, to throw it away and
give it to somebody whose interests are going to be harmful to your own.
Eric Liu
If I were to remain silent, I’d be guilty of complicity.
Albert Einstein
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Ten men shouting will control ten thousand who choose to remain silent.
Joseph J. Haeggquist
Our strongest weapon is our vote. Right now there's a lot of energy
floating around, but unless we harness that energy with voting, it's
not going to be as crucial as it can be.
Ramiro Luna
Be the change you want to see in the world.
Mahatma Gandhi
Don’t count the days, make the days count.
Muhammad Ali
If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.
The Dalai Lama
If American women would increase their voting turnout by ten percent, I
think we would see an end to all of the budget cuts in programs benefiting
women and children.
Coretta Scott King
Try being informed instead of just opinionated.
Unknown
Have you ever stopped to ponder the amount of blood spilt, the volume of tears
shed, the degree of pain and anguish endured, the number of noble men and women
lost in battle so that we as individuals might have a say in governing our country?
Honor the lives sacrificed for your freedoms. Vote.
Richelle E. Goodrich
My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what
you can do for your country.
John F. Kennedy
One can make a difference and everyone should try.
John F. Kennedy
The most powerful thing we own is our vote.
Bev Perdue
Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
George Jean Nathan
Ballot boxes in America are more often starved than stuffed.
E. C. McKenzie
Look well to the characters and qualifications of those you elect
and raise to office and places of trust. (Matthias Burnett, pastor
of the First Baptist Church in Norwalk, An Election Sermon, preached
at Hartford, on the Day of the Anniversary Election, May 12, 1803.
Hartford: Printed by Hudson & Goodwin, 1803, p. 27.)
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