Election Quotes - Page 17

• [If not re-elected in 1864] then it will be my duty to so co-operate with the President elect, as to save the Union between the election and the inauguration; as he will have secured his election on such ground that he can not possibly save it afterwards.

  Abraham Lincoln

  President, Unions, Duty

  Abraham Lincoln (2002). “Conversations With Lincoln”, p.359, Transaction Publishers

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• The election makes me think of a story of a man who was dying. He had only two minutes to live, so he sent for a clergyman and asked him, "Where is the best place to go to?" He was undecided about it. So the minister told him that each place had its advantages--heaven for climate, and hell for society.

  Mark Twain

  Men, Thinking, Two

  Mark Twain (2017). “MARK TWAIN Ultimate Collection: 370+ Titles in One Volume (Illustrated): The Adventures of Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn, The Prince and the Pauper, The £1,000,000 Bank Note, A Horse’s Tale, Yankee in King Arthur's Court, The Innocents Abroad, Life on the Mississippi…”, p.8082, e-artnow

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• A wise man once said, 'Every one of us is given the gift of life, and what a strange gift it is. If it is preserved jealously and selfishly, it impoverishes and saddens. But if it is spent for others, it enriches and beautifies.' My fellow Americans: We can debate policies and programs, but in the end what separates the two parties in this election campaign is whether we use the gift of life for others or only ourselves.

  Geraldine Ferraro

  Wise, Party, Men

  Vice Presidential Nomination Acceptance Address, delivered 19 July 1984 at the Democratic National Convention, San Francisco

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• Men are not therefore put to death, or punished for that their theft proceedeth from election; but because it was noxious and contrary to men's preservation, and the punishment conducing to the preservation of the rest, inasmuch as to punish those that do voluntary hurt, and none else, frameth and maketh men's wills such as men would have them.

  Thomas Hobbes

  Hurt, Men, Preservation

  Thomas Hobbes (1839). “Of Liberty and Necessity; a treatise, wherein all controversy concerning predestination, election, free will, grace, merits, reprobation, etc. is fully decided and cleared. New edition”, p.18

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• Racial discrimination in elections in Texas is no mere historical artifact. To the contrary, Texas has been found in violation of the Voting Rights Act in every redistricting cycle from and after 1970.

  Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  Reality, Rights, Texas

  "Ruth Bader Ginsburg Pens Scathing Dissent On Texas Voter ID Law" By Braden Goyette, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 18, 2014.

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• One faction of one party, in one house of Congress, in one branch of government, doesn't get to shut down the entire government just to refight the results of an election.

  Barack Obama

  Leadership, Money, Party

  "Full Transcript: : President Obama’s Sept. 30 remarks on the looming government shutdown". www.washingtonpost.com. September 30, 2013.

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• Things on the whole are faster in America; people don't stand for election, they run for office. If a person says he's sick, it doesn't mean regurgitating, it means ill. Mad means angry, not insane. Don't ask for the left-luggage; it's called a checkroom.

  Jessica Mitford

  Running, Mean, America

  Jessica Mitford (2016). “Hons and Rebels: Hons & Rebels”, p.141, Hachette UK

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• When you say politics, you conjure a whole bunch of associations: elections, campaigning, debates, fundraising. None of this exists in Russia! We are still fighting not for election victories but for having elections at all.

  Garry Kasparov

  Fighting, Fundraising, Russia

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• Three of the last four [elections], '06, '08, and '12, were disastrous for Republicans. And they were years in which we just we stayed quiet, we went along the get-along, we didn't stand on principle. The only year that was a good year for Republicans was 2010, when we painted in bold colors, not in pale pastels. We stood for principle. I think winning this fight right now is the most important thing we can do to see significant victories in 2014.

  Ted Cruz

  Leadership, Party, Fighting

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• I have achieved what I set out to achieve when I took over the leadership. The Greens have gone from strength to strength with solid election results and a growing, engaged party membership.

  Christine Milne

  Party, Gone, Election Results

  "Richard Di Natale elected unopposed as new Greens leader after Christine Milne resigns - as it happened" by Daniel Hurst, www.theguardian.com. May 6, 2015.

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• The Republicans tend to choose the candidate who came in second place in the last election, and Democrats tend to move on. Ask President Ed Muskie how it worked out to be the front-runner. Ask President Howard Dean how it worked out.

  Brian Schweitzer

  Leadership, Moving, President

  "I Do Not Trust Politicians". Interview with David Weigel, www.slate.com. January 6, 2014.

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• Elections have a way of cooling passions, especially when voters get what they want.

  Charles M. Blow

  Passion, Want, Voters

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• Elections are about the future. And the GOP will not win a campaign focused on the past.

  Mark McKinnon

  Winning, Past, Campaigns

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• A crime is a crime irrespective of the birth marks of the criminal.

  Narendra Modi

  Democracy, India, Criminals

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• It is not that the people want a BJP government or Modi as PM. The Nation wants to teach a lesson to those who have ruined the nation.

  Narendra Modi

  Government, Pms, Bjp

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• This is an election of hope. It is bringing a new trust. These elections will give new strength to the nation.

  Narendra Modi

  Giving, Democracy, India

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• This country has attained 'Swarajya', but unfortunately the dream of 'Surajya' is left unfulfilled. Today, if there is any major challenge before this country, it is that of a 'Surajya' and since the last decade, Gujarat is working in the direction of attaining Surajya.

  Narendra Modi

  Country, Dream, Challenges

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• I just was not going to subject my record to the bleak prospects of a primary election.

  Arlen Specter

  Records, Bleak, Subjects

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• George W. Bush loves golf because it's like the election--low score wins.

  Jay Leno

  Golf, Winning, Lows

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• The administrative control of the government remains everywhere. You cant have a government within the country and not have control over everything thats happening in the country... Even in the Election Commission there is some extent of administrative control.

  Salman Khurshid

  Country, Government, Remains

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• Elections matter, but how much they matter depends entirely on how free, open and fair they are.

  Elliott Abrams

  Matter, Depends, Fairs

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• Once one understands that 'racial tensions' is a euphemism for a black animosity toward whites and a left-wing construct, one begins to understand why the election of a black president has had no impact on most blacks or on the left.

  Dennis Prager

  Wings, Impact, Black

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• The basis of democracy is tolerance to criticism. If you can't face criticism, if you can't accept it, then you cannot guard democracy, you are not eligible for it.

  Narendra Modi

  Tolerance, Democracy, Criticism

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• It is not easy to fight elections with a development motto and I am glad people of Gujarat rose above personal and emotional tangles and prioritized development over everything else.

  Narendra Modi

  Fighting, Emotional, Rose

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• For you I am neither the PM or CM. Our bond is a bond of affection and I am your sevak.

  Narendra Modi

  Pms, Democracy, India

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