Universal suffrage is sound in principle. The radical element is right. — Rutherford B. Hayes Copy Share Image
Among many other reforms, Australians pioneered the secret ballot and universal suffrage. — Richard Flanagan Copy Share Image
We Chinese are instinctively democratic, and Dr. Sun's objective of universal suffrage evokes from all Chinese a ready and unhesitating response. — Chiang Kai-shek Copy Share Image
I'm optimistic Hong Kong will achieve universal suffrage - no matter the attitude of Beijing. — Joshua Wong Copy Share Image
It's been a long time since universal suffrage, and I'm sick of the old white men running the show. — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
Proof that they do not understand the republic is that in their fine promises for universal suffrage, they forgot women. — Delphine de Girardin Copy Share Image
Our march to freedom is irreversible. We must not allow fear to stand in our way. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
While, legally, universal suffrage has been achieved for all undetained citizens over the age of 18, many people still find it difficult… — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
While universal suffrage remains an ideal yet to be attained, if you're lucky enough to be able to vote, don't let that… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
Some people say that given the government's firm stance against genuine universal suffrage, our demands are impossible to achieve. But I believe… — Joshua Wong Copy Share Image
“Complete self-government for the province [gubernia and region], district and community through bureaucrats elected by universal suffrage; the abolition of all local… — Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Copy Share Image
All governments use force and all assert that they are founded on reason. In fact, whether universal suffrage prevails or not, it… — Vilfredo Pareto Copy Share Image
I firmly believe that the wider community supports achieving the goal of universal suffrage for 2017 according to law. I also believe… — Carrie Lam Copy Share Image
Everyone says Francois Mitterrand had huge charisma. But before he was president they used to call him badly dressed, old, archaic and… — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
“This demonstrated to me that those who regard universal suffrage as a guarantee for good choices are under a complete illusion. Universal… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
“Parvus denied that universal suffrage was an end to itself since the middle class would always find ways to manipulate the electoral… — Robert Service Copy Share Image
Those who care about constitutional development should look beyond universal suffrage for the chief executive election and turn their sights to universal… — Carrie Lam Copy Share Image
A declaration of war on the masses by higher men is needed! ... Everything that makes soft and effeminate, that serves the… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
The arc of history is longer than human vision. It bends. We abolished slavery, we granted universal suffrage. We have done hard… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
Does man's freedom consist in revolting against all laws? We say no, in so far as laws are natural, economic, and social… — Mikhail Bakunin Copy Share Image
“Imagine if one should drag an innocent passer-by from the street to the operating room of a nearby hospital and force him… — Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn Copy Share Image
Democracy turns upon and devours itself. Universal suffrage, in theory the palladium of our liberties, becomes the assurance of our slavery. And… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
The poor, stupid, free American citizen! Free to starve, free to tramp the highways of this great country, he enjoys universal suffrage,… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
Meiklejohn's position is that free speech in a democracy is not an absolute flowing from the boundless source of some presumed 'natural… — Max Lerner Copy Share Image
The socialist parties of all countries are duty bound to fight energetically for the implementation of universal women's suffrage which is to… — Clara Zetkin Copy Share Image
“The Constitution, the National Assembly, the dynastic parties, the blue and the red republicans, the heroes of Africa, the thunder from the… — Karl Marx Copy Share Image
When Britain signed up to the European Convention and its later protocols, the words 'universal suffrage' were deleted from the 'right to… — Dominic Raab Copy Share Image
The Paris Commune was first and foremost a democracy. The government was a body elected by universal suffrage. — C. L. R. James Copy Share Image
“Universal suffrage in the end does not recognize any of the individual’s rights except the “right” to be alternately oppressor or oppressed.” — Nicolás Gómez Dávila Copy Share Image
Governance under a chief executive elected by universal suffrage will give fresh impetus to economic and livelihood policies. — Carrie Lam Copy Share Image
Implementing universal suffrage for the 2017 election is a big step forward along our road to democracy. This is not only a… — Carrie Lam Copy Share Image
Our march to freedom is irreversible. We must not allow fear to stand in our way. Universal suffrage on a common voters'… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
A consensus on realising the goal of universal suffrage is not unattainable if we bear the common good in mind, move a… — Carrie Lam Copy Share Image
In fact, the gravest obstacle to the restoration of civilization in North America is universal suffrage. Letting everybody vote makes no sense.… — Fred Reed Copy Share Image
A State which has universal suffrage and a wide extension of the jury franchise, must qualify the people by education to rightly… — Edmund Barton Copy Share Image
“I’d likte to welcome you to the land of free, where healthy, wealthy, happy people contribute to the civilization under the protection… — B. Barmanbek Copy Share Image
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