I vote because it's what small-d democracy is about. Because there are places where people fight for generations and stand for hours to cast a ballot knowing what we ought to remember: that it makes a difference. Not always a big difference. Not always an immediate difference. But a difference.


The Boston Globe (3 November 1996)

Ellen Goodman Quotes

I vote because it's what small-d democracy is about. Because there are places where people fight for generations and stand for hours to cast a ballot ...

I vote because it's what small-d democracy is about. Because there are places where people fight for generations and stand for hours to cast a ballot ...

I vote because it's what small-d democracy is about. Because there are places where people fight for generations and stand for hours to cast a ballot ...

I vote because it's what small-d democracy is about. Because there are places where people fight for generations and stand for hours to cast a ballot ...