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title: "9 Government Elected Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [In 2005 in Iraq, the constitution was written. A new government was elected. That government was trying to take office in 2006.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-keane/in-2005-in-iraq-the-constitution-was-written-a-new-government-was/)

[Jack Keane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-keane/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d1/jack-keane-8492_constitution_in-2005-in-iraq-the-constitution-was-wri_2164423.jpg)

> [We must not expect a full-scale peaceful revolution every time a Labour Government is elected](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-jenkins/we-must-not-expect-a-full-scale-peaceful-revolution-every-time-a/)

[Roy Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-jenkins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/baa/roy-jenkins-30768_government_we-must-not-expect-a-full-scale-peaceful_1853872.png)

> [If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work - because if they don't, they won't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-you-have-a-government-that-is-elected-they-need-to-do-the-hard/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/767/anonymous-1_ballot_if-you-have-a-government-that-is-elected_3023566.jpg)

> [Ours is a government elected by the people and it will not succumb to threats.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nawaz-sharif/ours-is-a-government-elected-by-the-people-and-it-will-not-succumb-to/)

[Nawaz Sharif](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nawaz-sharif/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/514/nawaz-sharif-13256_government_ours-is-a-government-elected-by-the-peop_874229.jpg)

> [In my view, stability only comes with a government that is elected by the people and works for the people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamed-elbaradei/in-my-view-stability-only-comes-with-a-government-that-is-elected-by/)

[Mohamed ElBaradei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamed-elbaradei/)

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> [I harbor no illusion that government and elected office is a panacea for all of society's ills.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-tubbs/i-harbor-no-illusion-that-government-and-elected-office-is-a-panacea/)

[Michael Tubbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-tubbs/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53a/michael-tubbs-16073_government_i-harbor-no-illusion-that-government-and_2022155.jpg)

> [We're leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant Iraq with a representative government that was elected by its people. We're building a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-re-leaving-behind-a-sovereign-stable-and-self-reliant-iraq-with-a/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c63/barack-obama-17_achievement_we-re-leaving-behind-a-sovereign-stable_185095.jpg)

> [“She thought only men of property and talent should hold positions in government and once elected they should be allowed to rule…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-withey/she-thought-only-men-of-property-and-talent-should-hold-positions-in/)

[Lynne Withey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynne-withey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fca/lynne-withey-23081_elected_she-thought-only-men-of-property-and-tal_2766814.jpg)

> [One of the statistics that always amazes me is the approval of the Chinese government, not elected, is over 80 percent. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/one-of-the-statistics-that-always-amazes-me-is-the-approval-of-the/)

[Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eab/bill-gates-137_always_one-of-the-statistics-that-always-amazes_975916.jpg)

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