{"id":5080,"date":"2015-03-27T21:21:07","date_gmt":"2015-03-27T20:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/?p=5080"},"modified":"2018-07-23T06:04:24","modified_gmt":"2018-07-23T05:04:24","slug":"the-ballot-is-stronger-than-the-bullet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/?p=5080","title":{"rendered":"The Ballot Is Stronger Than The Bullet"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we inch closer to the time when we’d be heading to cast our votes at the polling booths, I hope these quotes will inspire you and remind you that your vote does count. And if you planned not to vote, I hope these quotes change your mind.<\/p>\n

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  1. Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter – Martin Luther King<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. A vote is like a rifle, its usefulness depends upon the character of the user – Theodore Roosevelt<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. To vote is like a payment of a debt, a duty never to be neglected if its performance is possible – Rutherford B. Hayes<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. The ballot is stronger than the bullet – Abraham Lincoln<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. A man without a vote is a man without protection – Lyndon B. Johnson<\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. To make democracy work, we cannot be only observers. He who does not vote has no right to complain – Louis L’Amour<\/strong><\/li>\n
  7. Voting is the Right upon which all other Rights depend – Thomas Paine<\/strong><\/li>\n
  8. The only way to change is to vote. People are responsible – Paul Wellstone<\/strong><\/li>\n
  9. One person can make a difference and everyone should try – John F. Kennedy<\/strong><\/li>\n
  10. We must vote for hope, vote for life, vote for a brighter future for all of our loved ones – Ed Markey<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    My favourite quote is “The ballot is stronger than the bullet<\/em>“. Let’s shun violence and bloodshed.<\/p>\n

    Which is your favourite quote? Which one carries the strongest meaning?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    As we inch closer to the time when we’d be heading to cast our votes at the polling booths, I hope these quotes will inspire you and remind you that your vote does count. And if you planned not to vote, I hope these quotes change your mind. Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter – Martin Luther King A vote is like a rifle, its usefulness depends upon the character of the user – Theodore Roosevelt To vote is like a payment of a debt, a duty never to be neglected if its performance is possible – Rutherford B. Hayes The ballot is stronger than the bullet – Abraham Lincoln A man without a vote is a man without protection – Lyndon B. Johnson To make democracy work, we cannot be only observers. He who does not vote has no right to complain – Louis L’Amour Voting is the Right upon which all other Rights depend – Thomas Paine The only way to change is to vote. People are responsible – Paul Wellstone One person can make a difference and everyone should try – John F. Kennedy We must vote for hope, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[697,695,430,696,698,693],"class_list":["post-5080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stephs-lounge","tag-abraham-lincoln","tag-elections","tag-martin-luther-king","tag-permanent-voters-card","tag-thomas-paine","tag-vote"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5080"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5085,"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5080\/revisions\/5085"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}