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Quotes of the Day for 2 November 2004 - Voting

On this day in 1948, Thomas Dewey defeated Harry S Truman to become president of the United States. At least that was the headline on the Chicago Tribune the next day - the Gallup Poll (the only one available in those days) and the early returns were very clear. Of course Truman had been running around the country by train, talking to voters directly instead of through the press, so the papers hadn't quite caught up with what was actually happening. Today, the polls are much more precise, but they basically seem to tell us it's a tie. We'll have to go vote today before we can know.

Personally, I'll be voting for Michael Badnarik. If you need an explanation, there will probably be something on my blog at IfIWereKing.net.

A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election.
     - Bill Vaughan

Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
     - George Jean Nathan, 1882 - 1958

What is politics but persuading the public to vote for this and support that and endure these for the promise of those?
     - Gilbert Highet, 1906 - 1978

You've got to vote for someone. It's a shame, but it's got to be done.
     - Whoopi Goldberg

And I always voted at my party's call,
And I never thought of thinking for myself at all.
     - William S. Gilbert, H.M.S. Pinafore

The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.
     - Winston Churchill, 1874 - 1965

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