Exxon, Coca-Cola, BHP Billiton and News Corporation have much more say in organising the global agenda than the planet's 5 billion mature-age… — Bob Brown Copy Share Image
It may be conjectured that it is cheaper in the long run to lift men up than to hold them down, and… — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
It is basically a strategy to destroy the essence of democracy, which is the competitiveness and choices of candidates on the ballot. — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
We do not believe in government through the voting booth. The Spanish national will was never freely expressed through the ballot box.… — Francisco Franco Copy Share Image
A town in Upstate New York is being accused of being biased 'cause they sent out absentee ballots that say 'Barack Osama.'… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
Those who have the immense dishonesty to fight with a ballot box in one hand and a rifle in the other have… — Neil Kinnock Copy Share Image
“There must have been a number of ballots marked ‘no,’” he said. “But if there were, they were simply discarded. Only the… — Kathrine Kressmann Taylor Copy Share Image
Anybody from the public can come in and observe ballots being processed and those votes being counted in elections officials' offices in… — Audie Cornish Copy Share Image
Our elected officials are able to regulate even the most personal aspects of our lives, from the cleanliness of the air we… — Maria Rubio Copy Share Image
If, in fact, one cannot understand English, and at the point in time that one comes to vote, one has to be… — Tom Tancredo Copy Share Image
If you have not chosen me by secret ballot, neither have I gained office by any secret promises. I have not campaigned… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
I have an idea about voting, how about on every ballot we include "None of the above". People may laugh at that,… — Jesse Ventura Copy Share Image
We need a nonpartisan debate commission that actually allows candidates, who are on the ballot in enough states that they could win… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
Journalism is one of the devices whereby industrial autocracy keeps its control over political democracy; it is the day-by-day, between-elections propaganda, whereby… — Upton Sinclair Copy Share Image
We could solve this problem of a divided vote, or an unintended consequence of your vote, to a voting system which uses… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
I vote because it's what small-d democracy is about. Because there are places where people fight for generations and stand for hours… — Ellen Goodman Copy Share Image
Models: I'm not voting for you for any stupid magazine list! If you were really that Hot you wouldn't have to beg… — Daniel Tosh Copy Share Image
Mail-in ballots are a huge source of potential voter fraud. For instance, ballots mailed to wrong addresses or large residential buildings might… — Tom Fitton Copy Share Image
I think in the real world that's probably correct. That would give federal matching funds. It would mean no more ballot access… — William Weld Copy Share Image
In the United States, you might say every county has got its own separate system. There's not even one kind of ballot… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Organizing around a common interest is a fundamental part of democracy. We should no more try to take away the right of… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
Putting measures like gay marriage on ballots for elections only hurts the gay rights cause and elects more conservative politicians. — Roseanne Barr Copy Share Image
What the woman who labors wants is the right to live, not simply exist ... the right to life, and the sun… — Rose Schneiderman Copy Share Image
Vote counting and ballot collecting does not occur in the light of day. There are too many occasions when observers and opposing… — Bob Schaffer Copy Share Image
The mood, it is fair to say, was reasonably tense. As a result of the conclusion of the ballot, most members are… — Chris Hayes Copy Share Image
Printing ballots in multiple languages costs millions of dollars every year. It also discourages immigrants from integrating into American society and gaining… — Ernest Istook Copy Share Image
Behind the screen of the ballot, the real holders of power ... are the great industrial and monetary monopolies who own our… — Florence Luscomb Copy Share Image
I love all people. I hate no one. And, you know, when you take a subject and you reduce it to something… — Kirk Cameron Copy Share Image
It is not surprising that more and more people are coming to the conclusion that the ballot box is no longer an… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
I think it's best if there's an amendment that goes on the ballot where the people can weigh in. Every time this… — Michele Bachmann Copy Share Image
I could think of no worse example for nations abroad, who for the first time were trying to put free electoral procedures… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I have come to see more and more that one of the most decisive steps that the Negro can take is that… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The beauty of our democracy lies in the American value of equality: if you vote, you have a seat at the table.… — Christine Pelosi Copy Share Image
Whether you are buying a car or casting a ballot, choosing a job or planning a family, follow your moral compass. Don't… — Denis Hayes Copy Share Image
We are told it will be of no use for us to ask this measure of justice--that the ballot be given to… — Susan B. Anthony Copy Share Image
Our military service members put their lives on the line to protect the rights and freedoms of all Americans - yet many… — John Cornyn Copy Share Image
People know what happened in California, and they know it can happen again and again. They know that no group has passed… — Wayne Pacelle Copy Share Image
The Kochs are very much involved in this election, not backing [Donald] Trump but backing everything down the ballot from him. They're… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
And that's my message to voters, this isn't about Barack, it's not about person on that ballot -- its about you. And… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
I'm afraid, is that there are a number of groups who really don't want a fair-minded judge who has an openness to… — John Cornyn Copy Share Image
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