Election Quotes - Page 10

• It's not clear in the U.S. at the moment, either. We're going through another election.

  Bob Kerrey

  Moments, Clear

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• There isn't any finer folks living than a Republican that votes the Democratic ticket.

  Will Rogers

  Funny, Humorous, Party

  Will Rogers, Bryan B. Sterling (1995). “Will Rogers Speaks: Over 1,000 Timeless Quotations for Public Speakers (writers, Politicians, Comedians, Browsers ...)”, M Evans & Company

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• Democracy is not just freedom to criticize the government or head of state, or to hold parliamentary elections. True democracy obtains only when the people - women, men, young people, children - have the ability to change the system of industrial capitalism that has oppressed them since the earliest days of slavery: a system based on class division, patriarchy, and military might, a hierarchical system that subjugates people merely because they are born poor, or female, or dark-skinned.

  Nawal El Saadawi

  Children, Military, Dark

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• The view that we hold in Iraq now is this - that democracy is associated with elections. I believe that elections are possible.

  Ahmed Chalabi

  Believe, Views, Iraq

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• We'd all like to vote for the best man but he's never a candidate.

  Kin Hubbard

  Funny, Witty, Freedom

  "The Best of Kin Hubbard: Abe Martin’s Sayings and Wisecracks, Abe’s Neighbors, His Almanack, Comic Drawings". Book by Kin Hubbard, October 1, 1984.

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• Any politician who can be elected only by turning Americans against other Americans is too dangerous to be elected.

  Thomas Sowell

  Usa, America, Political

  Thomas Sowell (2002). “Controversial Essays”, Hoover Inst Press

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• Even at the end of a presidential election campaign, we have no way to know what Mitt Romney really believes.

  Carl Bernstein

  Believe, Presidential, Campaigns

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  The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

  Winston Churchill

  Funny, Trust, Witty

  Winston S. Churchill (2013). “Churchill By Himself”, p.1079, RosettaBooks

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• On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

  H. L. Mencken

  Funny, Heart, Land

  The Baltimore Sun, July 26, 1920.

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• Human beings act in a great variety of irrational ways, but all of them seem to be capable, if given a fair chance, of making a reasonable choice in the light of available evidence. Democratic institutions can be made to work only if all concerned do their best to impart knowledge and to encourage rationality. But today, in the world's most powerful democracy, the politicians and the propagandists prefer to make nonsense of democratic procedures by appealing almost exclusively to the ignorance and irrationality of the electors.

  Aldous Huxley

  Powerful, Ignorance, Knowledge

  Aldous Huxley, Robert S. Baker, James Sexton (2002). “Complete Essays: 1956-1963, and supplement, 1920-1948”, Ivan R. Dee Publisher

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• No one will really understand politics until they understand that politicians are not trying to solve our problems. They are trying to solve their own problems - of which getting elected and re-elected are number one and number two. Whatever is number three is far behind.

  Thomas Sowell

  Two, Numbers, Political

  Thomas Sowell (2011). “Dismantling America and Other Controversial Essays (Large Print 16pt)”, p.88, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• What is true, just, and beautiful is not determined by popular vote. The masses everywhere are ignorant, short-sighted, motivated by envy, and easy to fool. Democratic politicians must appeal to these masses in order to be elected. Whoever is the best demagogue will win. Almost by necessity, then, democracy will lead to the perversion of truth, justice and beauty.

  Hans-Hermann Hoppe

  Beauty, Beautiful, Truth

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• Truth is relative. Truth is what you can make the voter believe is the truth. If you're smart enough, truth is what you make the voter think it is. That's why I'm a Democrat. I can make the Democratic voters think whatever I want them to.

  James Carville

  Truth, Smart, Believe

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• I bring quadruple diversity to the Senate: I'm a woman; I'll be the first Asian woman ever to be elected to the U.S. Senate; I am an immigrant; I am a Buddhist. When I said this at one of my gatherings, they said, 'Yes, but are you gay?' and I said, 'Nobody's perfect.'

  Mazie Hirono

  Buddhist, Gay, Government

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• If the right to vote were expanded to seven year olds … its policies would most definitely reflect the ‘legitimate concerns’ of children to have ‘adequate’ and ‘equal’ access to ‘free’ french fries, lemonade and videos.

  Hans-Hermann Hoppe

  Funny, Children, Rights

  Hans-Hermann Hoppe (2011). “DemocracyThe God That Failed: The Economics and Politics of Monarchy, Democracy, and Natural Order”, p.95, Transaction Publishers

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• When I saw how the European Union was developing, it was very obvious what they had in mind was not democratic. In Britain, you vote for a government so the government has to listen to you, and if you don't like it you can change it.

  Tony Benn

  Change, Government, Europe

  "Tony Benn: His views on socialism, Europe, war and writing", www.bbc.co.uk. March 14, 2014.

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• I have made it clear that future candidates need to be completely understanding that they will be expected to vote pro-choice on any bills.

  Justin Trudeau

  Expectations, Choices, Political

  "Justin Trudeau says anti-abortion candidates can't run as Liberals". Interview with Sean Kilpatrick, nationalpost.com. May 7, 2014.

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• Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch.

  Unknown

  Freedom, Two, Lunch

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• Do not think your single vote does not matter much. The rain that refreshes the parched ground is made up of single drops.

  Kate Sheppard

  Inspirational, Single, Rain

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• Christ did not die for any upon condition, if they do believe; but He died for all God's elect, that they should believe.

  John Owen

  God, Christian, Jesus

  John Owen (1852). “The works ...”, p.235

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• The Gadianton Robbers from the Book of Mormon are loose among us. The King-men, and women, are running our government. And, worst of all, we are blindly electing them, or appointing them so they can continue to destroy the things we cherish most.

  John Andreas Widtsoe

  Running, Kings, Women

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• Sometimes when I listen to fellow progressives, I wonder if the only lesson we took away from the '04 elections is that politics is a word game.

  Eric Liu

  Games, Lessons, Sometimes

  "Mad Libs" by Eric Liu, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 9, 2005.

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• If women had never been given the right to vote, then Labour would have won every election after the war.

  Ken Livingstone

  War, Vote, Given

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• Polling in a general election is pretty accurate, because turnout is usually high.

  Ken Livingstone

  Accurate, Polling, General Elections

  "Ken Livingstone: 'This isn't a race to elect a chat-show host'". Interview with Decca Aitkenhead, www.theguardian.com. April 25, 2012.

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• I am honored to be here as co-chair of President Obama's re-election campaign.

  Eva Longoria

  President, Campaigns, Chairs

  Eva Longoria DNC speech, www.politico.com. September 06, 2012.

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