Tuesday, November 6, 2012

It seems strangely forgotten that the indifference of a nation is sacred as well as its differences. Even public apathy is a kind of public opinion--and in many cases a very sensible kind. If I ask every body to vote about Mineral Meals and do not get a single ballot-paper returned, I may say that the citizens have not voted. But they have.

- Divorce versus Democracy (1916)

3 comments:

  1. Yes. I think of this quote whenever I hear people say "if you don't vote [i.e., cast a ballot], you have no right to complain." Whatever truth may be in that statement in certain circumstances, it is not always true.

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  2. Yeah I understand that. Its not true in ever case but I do understand what that means.

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