Election Quotes - Page 9

• I can't let important policy decisions hinge on the fact that an election is coming up every 90 days.

  Gerhard Schroder

  Decision, Nerd, Important

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• The participation in European elections was always not very exciting. People are very interested in European issues, but they don't see the person who is representing Europe.

  Joschka Fischer

  Europe, Issues, People

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• Iraqis have held elections and have recently put together their government, all encouraging developments.

  Jim Leach

  Government, Together, Development

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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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• Within the pages of The Betrayal of America I prove that these justices were absolutely up to no good, and they deliberately set out to hand the election to George Bush.

  Vincent Bugliosi

  Betrayal, Hands, America

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• I don't think we can go into important local elections next year... with Tony Blair as leader and expect to keep many of the councillors we've got now.

  Frank Dobson

  Thinking, Years, Leader

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• God has called us to be His representatives in our nation and in our world. Select candidates who represent your views and work for their election.

  James Dobson

  Our World, Views, Select

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• A nice, easy place for freedom of speech to be eroded is comics, because comics are a natural target whenever an election comes up.

  Neil Gaiman

  Nice, Freedom Of Speech, Target

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• I will not say the fact that there are no European Union observers at an election means that it will not be fair and free.

  Olusegun Obasanjo

  Mean, Europe, Unions

  "US to match EU sanctions on Zimbabwe" by Andrew Meldrum, David Pallister, Julian Borger, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2002.

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• Clever and attractive women do not want to vote; they are willing to let men govern as long as they govern men.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Funny, Witty, Clever

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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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• 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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  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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Elections are about choosing sides, but inaugurations are about closing ranks.

  Ted Kulongoski

  Sides, Inauguration, Closing

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• Last month, the Iraqi people went to the polls, voting in their first free election in more than 50 years.

  John M. McHugh

  Years, People, Voting

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• American youth attributes much more importance to arriving at driver's license age than at voting age.

  Marshall McLuhan

  Reality, Voting Age, Political

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