AGENCY TESTIMONY
Vice Chancellor Denise Maybank's Closing Remarks on CUNY's Commitment to Student Voting
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Vice Chancellor Denise Maybank concludes CUNY's testimony by emphasizing the critical role of education in democracy and CUNY's commitment to promoting student voting. She stresses the importance of informed voting and the historical significance of voting rights.
- Maybank quotes Franklin D. Roosevelt on the importance of education in democracy
- She highlights CUNY's efforts to promote voting and civic engagement among students
- The Vice Chancellor emphasizes the need for students to be educated voters and understand the value of their vote
Denise Maybank
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So as I bring our panel to a close, I offer a quote from Franklin Delano, Roosevelt, and I quote, democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely.
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The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.
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And so Quni uses student voice, Quni uses campus effort, Quni.
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Does what it does to make sure that we lift New York for voting as well.
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We are committed to keeping before the community community the value of the vote.
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Our right to vote is precious.
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Our right to vote holds power and fuels promise to our students we will continue to say.
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Too much is at stake.
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You need to educate yourself, read it for yourself.
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Don't wait for someone else to interpret it.
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Know what you know.
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Be an educated voter.
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This is not about party affiliation, but it is about a relationship with information.
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This is not about your politics, but it is about your promise.
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Someone sacrificed for it.
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Someone marched for it.
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Someone fought for it.
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Someone died for it.
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CUNY won't sit passively by and let it be wasted or denied.
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CUNY will.
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Promote the vote.
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Thank you.