The statement below was made by George Jean Nathan, a 20 th-century oditor and critic. Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote.

What did Nathan mean by this statement?

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Citizens should refuse to vote if they don't like any of the candidates.

Voters do not choose their elected officials carefully.

Most politicians are bad public servants.

A democracy needs all of its eligible citizens to participate by voting.

A democracy needs all of its eligible citizens to participate by voting.

Explanation:

George Nathan is trying to show the importance of voting with that statement with the logic being that if good citizens avoid voting, the only ones who will vote will end up electing bad officials.

It is therefore the responsibility of every citizen who is eligible to vote to actually do so as this will ensure that the democracy will work as it as it is supposed to.

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