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Letter to a Young Voter

November 2, 2008

It’s late in the election cycle, and I do not know if you have yet registered to vote, but I exhort you as my fellow citizen, my political friend, to go and vote. And after that, to participate in other ways, by reading, commenting, contributing, serving, listening, speaking, advocating. Politics grows from the practice of everyday life in the presence of strangers and friends. It doesn’t matter whether you have everything figured out yet — just participate. Be devoted — make a sacrifice of devotion — to the city and nation in which you have found yourself. They are your family, and they need you.

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Shelved with: Community & Time|| Hearts & Minds|| Mind & Society|| Parenting|| Civic Life
Tagged With: Aristotle, Cities, Citizenship, Community of Practice, Danielle S. Allen, Devotion, Political Friendship, Politics, Richard C. Harwood, Vote
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