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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFDR on Voting
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
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FDR on Voting (Original Post)
Fresh_Start
Apr 2016
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Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)1. FDR on Voting: Now that was a great president.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)2. In other words,
Use it or lose it.
Fresh_Start
(11,357 posts)3. Yes, but it sounds more solemn the way FDR said it. nt
nt
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)4. Agreed nt
RussBLib
(10,464 posts)5. uh, or one party will systematically prevent Americans from voting
e.g. the GOP
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)6. JQA on voting
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost. John Quincy Adams