We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.

Thomas Jefferson
We in America do not have government by the majority....
We in America do not have government by the majority....
We in America do not have government by the majority....
We in America do not have government by the majority....
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The idea is that we should have a government that is run and controlled by the people, not the people who control it. The best way to do that is to show up and vote. If everybody voted, we would have a true democracy and the best ideas would win out.

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