Political Quotes

On the recordNovember 2, 1992
Let me tell you something. We're going to show them they're wrong. So tomorrow is the day of responsibility. I ask you not to take this responsibility lightly. You see, democracy was conceived from liberty, nurtured by freedom, and protected by the blood of those who came before. When you walk alone into that booth tomorrow, you will not spend more than a couple of minutes, but your single voice will echo down the corridor of time. With your vote, you will shape and help shape the entire future of this, the most blessed special nation that the world has ever known and that God has ever created. Never forget, I don't care what they say, never forget that we are one Nation under God, and we ought to be grateful for that. So what we do will cast its shadow for- ward into history. Your vote--look at it this way--it's an act of power, a statement of principle, and a harbinger of possibility. So like all the candidates, I ask only that you think deeply about our Nation and its needs, because tomorrow the polls don't matter. The pundits don't count on election day. Only conscience should be your guide. And never, never let anyone tell you that the United States is a nation in decline. We've got problems, but together we can solve them and lift America up. May God bless you, and may God bless our great country. Thank you so much. Let's go win it. Go to the polls. Go to the polls and win. Thank you very much. Thank you, Kentucky. Thank you. Note: The President spoke at 4:33 p.m. in the Signature Flight Support Hangar at Standiford Field.
Said by
George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Share

More from George H.W. Bush

Oct 18, 2017

We know that free governments are the only way to ensure that the strong are just, and the weak are valued. And we know that when we lose sight of our ideals, it is not democracy that has failed. It is the failure of those charged with…

transcripts.cnn.com
Oct 18, 2017

This means that people of every race, religion, ethnicity can be fully and equally American. It means that bigotry or white supremacy in any form is blasphemy against the American creed.

transcripts.cnn.com
Dec 8, 2015

We are here today, together, to strengthen and reform U.N. peacekeeping because our common security demands it.

congress.gov
Jul 17, 2017

No other issue will have more lasting impact on the well-being of your families and your future.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation