Always vote. — Walt WhitmanEssay · Political literatureAlways vote.Walt WhitmanDemocratic Vistas · 1871★ 3.9Other tags relating to this quoteTopicVotingCivic dutyPoliticsStatement typeOrders and commandsGenrePolitical literatureMediumEssayTime1871PersonWalt WhitmanProvenanceCurrent citationWhitman, Walt. Democratic Vistas, edited by Ed Folsom. University Of Iowa Press, 2009.Original citationWhitman, Walt. Democratic Vistas. Washington D.C.: J. S. Redfield, 1871.
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