Presidential Quotes - Page 33

• Under a Presidential government, a nation has, except at the electing moment, no influence; it has not the ballot-box before it; its virtue is gone, and it must wait till its instant of despotism again returns.

  Walter Bagehot

  Government, Waiting, Gone

  Walter Bagehot (1930). “The English Constitution: And Other Political Essays”, p.44, Lulu.com

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• It is disingenuous to imply that my father was a Republican. He never endorsed any presidential candidate, and there is certainly no evidence that he ever even voted for a Republican. It is even more outrageous to suggest that he would support the Republican Party of today, which has spent so much time and effort trying to suppress African American votes in Florida and many other states.

  Martin Luther King III

  Father, Party, Florida

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• One thing, however, is certain. Although we may never know with complete certainty the identity of the winner of this year's presidential election, the identity of the loser is perfectly clear. It is the nation's confidence in the judge as an impartial guardian of the rule of law.

  John Paul Stevens

  Years, Law, Judging

  Bush v. Gore (dissenting opinion) (2000)

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• Economics, as it is often taught today, portrays us as homo economicus-someone who doesn't vote in presidential elections, doesn't return lost wallets, and doesn't leave tips when dining out of town. Julie Nelson reminds us that most people aren't really like that. She helps point the way to a richer, more descriptive way of thinking about economic life.

  Robert H. Frank

  Thinking, People, Dining

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• Yesterday all five living presidents gathered for the opening of the George W. Bush presidential library in Dallas. Well, six living presidents if you count Hillary in 2016.

  Jay Leno

  Yesterday, Library, Dallas

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• Grassroots organizing tends to be most available to big campaigns, but it's actually most useful to small ones. You can't win a presidential campaign without going on TV, but you can win a local election simply by organizing your community. NationBuilder levels the playing field.

  Joe Greene

  Winning, Community, Levels

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• The lead singer of Creed says he won’t endorse President Obama. Well that settles it -- Obama will not win the 1998 presidential election.

  Stephen Colbert

  Funny, Sarcastic, Sarcasm

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• With the presidential debates right around the corner, John Kerry is going to play Mitt Romney to help the President prepare for the debates. That's kind of a stretch; a rich white guy from Massachusetts playing a rich white guy from Massachusetts.

  Jay Leno

  Play, White, Guy

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• President Obama was in Disney World today where he unveiled his new plan to create jobs. He was joined by Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse but not Goofy. He had to stay behind to tend to his vice presidential duties.

  Jay Leno

  Jobs, Vices, World

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• The real truth is that the Obama administration is professional at bullying, as we have witnessed with ACORN at work during the presidential campaign. It seems to me they are sending down their bullies to create fist fights among average American citizens who don't want a government-run health care plan forced upon them.

  Jon Voight

  Running, Bullying, Truth

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• This week, Iranian-backed Houthi rebels seized control of the Yemeni government, heretofore pro-American. In September, they overran Sanaa, the capital. On Tuesday, they seized the presidential palace. On Thursday, they forced the president to resign.

  Charles Krauthammer

  Government, Tuesday, Rebel

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• You know, you just know, that after the president goes out there and announces he wants to make community college free for all Americans - as though anything government does is 'free' - or is unilaterally and unconstitutionally legalizing millions of undocumented immigrants, he comes back to the offices, pulls out the presidential BlackBerry, and gleefully follows along as the Right goes completely ape over these wild policy decisions.

  John Podhoretz

  College, Government, Office

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• In the end, no single group will mean defeat for the Democrat and victory for the Republican in 2016. But President Obama's troubling legacy - a weakened coalition and growing ranks of alienated white voters - could mean a serious post-presidential hangover for Democrats.

  Byron York

  Hangover, Mean, White

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• After three elections, voters finally caught on that Obama's faults were not in the stars, but in himself. They apparently tired of the usual distractions from a dismal presidential record.

  Victor Davis Hanson

  Stars, Tired, Usual

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• President Bush was once asked which Presidential speech he admired most. He replied that it was the one Teddy Roosevelt had in his pocket that had helped cushion the blow of a would-be assassin's bullet.

  Maureen Dowd

  Blow, Pockets, Would Be

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• Bought the president the Louis presidential briefcase Never been a cheapskate

  Nicki Minaj

  Bragging, Briefcases, Cheapskates

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• Analysts may be correct that the presidential election won't primarily turn on entitlements reform, but by choosing Paul Ryan as his running mate, Mitt Romney can, contrary to conventional wisdom, make it a winning issue and lay the foundation for a reform mandate when he wins.

  David Limbaugh

  Running, Winning, Issues

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• When the shadow of the Presidential and Congressional election is lifted we shall, I hope to be in a better temper to legislate.

  James A. Garfield

  Shadow, Election, Vote

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• This wasn’t just an attack against the Boston Marathon... It was an attack against the American public and our democratic use of the streets. We have used our public roadways for annual parades, protest marches, presidential inaugurations, marathons, and all manner of other events. The roads belong to us, and their use represents an important part of our free and democratic tradition.

  Amby Burfoot

  Boston, Important, Events

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• I had hoped that the current presidential campaign debates might educate the public as to what is really involved in the ongoing controversy over campaign financing.

  James L. Buckley

  Afterlife, Campaigns, Ongoing

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• I welcome the signing by the presidential candidates Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr. Ashraf Ghani of an agreement on the formation of a government of national unity in Afghanistan.

  Anders Fogh Rasmussen

  Government, Agreement, Unity

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• It's no surprise I am addicted to all the Republican presidential candidates. They are like crack -- in that they will devastate black communities.

  Stephen Colbert

  Community, Black, Cracks

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• It was Bill Clinton who once pithily captured the contrast between the two parties when it came to selecting a presidential standard-bearer: "Democrats want to fall in love; Republicans just fall in line."

  Mark Halperin

  Falling In Love, Party, Two

  Mark Halperin, John Heilemann (2013). “Double Down: Game Change 2012”, p.153, Penguin

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• The presidential news conference is indispensable because it is the only forum in our society where you can be questioned on a regular basis and held accountable.

  Helen Thomas

  News, Our Society, Forums

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• I am suspending my presidential campaign.

  Herman Cain

  Campaigns, Presidential Campaign

  "Exclusive: Herman Cain's First Interview Since Suspending Campaign". "Hannity" with Sean Hannity, www.foxnews.com. December 8, 2011.

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