Happy Election Day in Connecticut! Here are 10 quotes that should inspire you all the way to the polls.
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“A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation."
- James Freeman Clarke
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"Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters."
- Abraham Lincoln
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"Every citizen of this country should be guaranteed that their vote matters, that their vote is counted, and that in the voting booth, their vote has as much weight as that of any CEO, any member of Congress or any President."
- Barbara Boxer
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“Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.”
- President John Quincy Adams
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"Talk is cheap, voting is free; take it to the polls."
- Nanette L. Avery
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"Not voting is not a protest. It is a surrender."
- Keith Ellison
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“By voting, we add our voice to the chorus that forms opinions and the basis for actions.”
- Jens Stoltenberg
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“We do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.”
- Thomas Jefferson
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“Someone struggled for your right to vote. Use it.”
- Susan B. Anthony
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“Can't wait for tomorrow when I get to exercise my patriotic duty as an American: complaining about how long it's taking to vote.”
- Stephen Colbert