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> [There are plenty of people who believe that Elvis is alive, or that aliens occasionally land here to do highly personal things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/there-are-plenty-of-people-who-believe-that-elvis-is-alive-or-that/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [Usually we look at it like, "Oh, black people couldn't vote in Mississippi because they had to take a literacy test." But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-nelson-jr/usually-we-look-at-it-like-oh-black-people-couldn-t-vote-in/)

[Stanley Nelson Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-nelson-jr/)

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> [The debt-ceiling vote isn't about what will be done in the future; it is about the integrity of America's commitment to support…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sununu/the-debt-ceiling-vote-isn-t-about-what-will-be-done-in-the-future-it/)

[John Sununu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sununu/)

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> [What if we had a culture that prevented these presidents from being courageous? And I worry now that we have a system…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-beschloss/what-if-we-had-a-culture-that-prevented-these-presidents-from-being/)

[Michael Beschloss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-beschloss/)

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> [I take great solace in the fact that Donald Trump lost the popular vote. Hillary Clinton got over 2.5 million more votes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-boxer/i-take-great-solace-in-the-fact-that-donald-trump-lost-the-popular/)

[Barbara Boxer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-boxer/)

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> [How did the party that elected the first black U.S. senator, the party that elected the first 20 African American congressmen, become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/how-did-the-party-that-elected-the-first-black-u-s-senator-the-party/)

[Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/)

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> [Every election, roughly half the population votes Democrat and the other half votes Republican. Now, I understand why the Republicans get one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-maher/every-election-roughly-half-the-population-votes-democrat-and-the/)

[Bill Maher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-maher/)

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> [When a democracy reaches a point where the politicians cannot say no to the people, and both parties are competing for votes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-buchanan/when-a-democracy-reaches-a-point-where-the-politicians-cannot-say-no/)

[Pat Buchanan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-buchanan/)

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> [At the Oscars, if you didn't vote for '12 Years a Slave,' you were a racist. You have to be very careful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-oldman/at-the-oscars-if-you-didn-t-vote-for-12-years-a-slave-you-were-a-2/)

[Gary Oldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-oldman/)

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> [Why not allow patrons to comment on directors' decisions, vote on costume design, listen to dancers' conversations, volunteer to help out in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/why-not-allow-patrons-to-comment-on-directors-decisions-vote-on/)

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

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> [Those labeled felons may be denied the right to vote, are automatically excluded from juries, and may be legally discriminated against in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-alexander/those-labeled-felons-may-be-denied-the-right-to-vote-are/)

[Michelle Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-alexander/)

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> [Since felons are subsequently disfranchised, the US now has 1.75 million people disqualified from voting because of their criminality- 1.4 million black…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-seabrook/since-felons-are-subsequently-disfranchised-the-us-now-has-1-75/)

[Jeremy Seabrook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-seabrook/)

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> [George W. Bush, 43rd president of the United States, became the first incumbent president to increase his majority in both the Senate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peggy-noonan/george-w-bush-43rd-president-of-the-united-states-became-the-first/)

[Peggy Noonan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peggy-noonan/)

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> [Let us not be unmindful that liberty is power, that the nation blessed with the largest portion of liberty must in proportion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-quincy-adams/let-us-not-be-unmindful-that-liberty-is-power-that-the-nation-blessed/)

[John Quincy Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-quincy-adams/)

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> [I make no secret of the fact that I was not a big Hillary Clinton supporter, but I thought in the two-way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/i-make-no-secret-of-the-fact-that-i-was-not-a-big-hillary-clinton/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

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> [I've had some wonderful ideas for getting the dominating going. I've got some extremely subtle advertising slogans that should get the public…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-cook/i-ve-had-some-wonderful-ideas-for-getting-the-dominating-going-i-ve/)

[Peter Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-cook/)

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> [We have a huge struggle for our sense of what a democracy is. We're not living in reality when we think we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-erdrich/we-have-a-huge-struggle-for-our-sense-of-what-a-democracy-is-we-re/)

[Louise Erdrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-erdrich/)

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> [Incidentally, the next time some war-mongering wise-ass tries to tell you that one reason we're in the Middle East is to enhance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-neil-smith/incidentally-the-next-time-some-war-mongering-wise-ass-tries-to-tell/)

[L. Neil Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-neil-smith/)

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> [A federal bailout would spare California from having to make spending cuts needed to bring its budget into balance. The matter has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-schiff/a-federal-bailout-would-spare-california-from-having-to-make-spending/)

[Peter Schiff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-schiff/)

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> [Filibusters should require 35 senators to... make a commitment to continually debate an issue in reality, not just in theory. The number…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-bayh/filibusters-should-require-35-senators-to-make-a-commitment-to/)

[Evan Bayh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-bayh/)

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> [In 1964, I tried to convince my grandfather, who was active in the New York City firefighters union, to vote for Barry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-lhota/in-1964-i-tried-to-convince-my-grandfather-who-was-active-in-the-new/)

[Joe Lhota](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-lhota/)

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> [Here is the most important thing for us all to remember, for the sake of our common sanity and safety: In America,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ana-navarro/here-is-the-most-important-thing-for-us-all-to-remember-for-the-sake/)

[Ana Navarro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ana-navarro/)

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> [The truth is there are people who are quite informed who still vote against their interests. I would argue that, as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-lamont-hill/the-truth-is-there-are-people-who-are-quite-informed-who-still-vote/)

[Marc Lamont Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-lamont-hill/)

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> [A good ad is one simple idea, with humanity in it, that connects with consumers, that represents the value system of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donny-deutsch/a-good-ad-is-one-simple-idea-with-humanity-in-it-that-connects-with/)

[Donny Deutsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donny-deutsch/)

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> [If farmers and blacksmiths could win independence from an empire if immigrants could leave behind everything they knew for a better life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/if-farmers-and-blacksmiths-could-win-independence-from-an-empire-if/)

[Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/)

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> [Slavery is but half abolished, emancipation is but half completed, while millions of freemen with votes in their hands are left without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-charles-winthrop/slavery-is-but-half-abolished-emancipation-is-but-half-completed-2/)

[Robert Charles Winthrop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-charles-winthrop/)

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> [I don't speak out because I am an actor nor will I keep silent because I am an actor. I respect my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-bikel/i-don-t-speak-out-because-i-am-an-actor-nor-will-i-keep-silent/)

[Theodore Bikel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-bikel/)

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> [Indiana was really, I suppose, a Democratic State. It has always been put down in the book as a state that might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chester-a-arthur/indiana-was-really-i-suppose-a-democratic-state-it-has-always-been/)

[Chester A. Arthur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chester-a-arthur/)

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> [How to get people to vote against their interests and to really think against their interests is very clever. It's the cleverest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gore-vidal/how-to-get-people-to-vote-against-their-interests-and-to-really-think/)

[Gore Vidal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gore-vidal/)

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> [The senators are clearly willing to incur your wrath at reelection time. They would much rather do that than deal with whatever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/the-senators-are-clearly-willing-to-incur-your-wrath-at-reelection/)

[Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/)

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> [Sometime in the near future we'll have a vote on repealing Obamacare, essentially the same vote that we had in 2015. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-mcconnell/sometime-in-the-near-future-we-ll-have-a-vote-on-repealing-obamacare/)

[Mitch McConnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-mcconnell/)

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> [Let's take our fight to our opponents with better ideas. Let's get on the offensive and let's stay there. Let's compete in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ryan/let-s-take-our-fight-to-our-opponents-with-better-ideas-let-s-get-on/)

[Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ryan/)

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> [The American people are going to judge the majority party here today. If they go out here and vote for this rule…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-dicks/the-american-people-are-going-to-judge-the-majority-party-here-today/)

[Norm Dicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-dicks/)

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> [We have each had the experience of others reacting to us; often there seems to be no logic to it. But in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-wilde/we-have-each-had-the-experience-of-others-reacting-to-us-often-there/)

[Stuart Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-wilde/)

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> [I see the God complex around me all the time in my fellow economists. I see it in our business leaders. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-harford/i-see-the-god-complex-around-me-all-the-time-in-my-fellow-economists/)

[Tim Harford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-harford/)

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> [But the way they phrase those things when you get to the voting booth, you don't know which way you're voting, cause…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-cease/but-the-way-they-phrase-those-things-when-you-get-to-the-voting-booth/)

[Kyle Cease](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-cease/)

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> [In the United States, except for slaves, servants and the destitute fed by townships, everyone has the vote and this is an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-de-tocqueville/in-the-united-states-except-for-slaves-servants-and-the-destitute-fed/)

[Alexis de Tocqueville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-de-tocqueville/)

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> [You must believe that you can help bring about a better world. A good society is produced only by good individuals, just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bertrand-russell/you-must-believe-that-you-can-help-bring-about-a-better-world-a-good/)

[Bertrand Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bertrand-russell/)

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> [Everybody has the right to marry the person they love and be represented as a couple and family... It's something that people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/everybody-has-the-right-to-marry-the-person-they-love-and-be/)

[Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/)

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> [They may then be willing to cast principled votes based on an educated understanding of the public interest in the face of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-l-buckley/they-may-then-be-willing-to-cast-principled-votes-based-on-an/)

[James L. Buckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-l-buckley/)

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                        "text": "At the Oscars, if you didn't vote for '12 Years a Slave,' you were a racist. You have to be very careful about what you say. I do have particular views and opinions that most of this town doesn't share, but it's not like I'm a fascist or a racist. There's nothing like that in my history.",
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                        "text": "George W. Bush, 43rd president of the United States, became the first incumbent president to increase his majority in both the Senate and the House and to increase his own vote (by over 3.5 million) since Franklin D. Roosevelt, political genius of the 20th century, in 1936.",
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                        "text": "Let us not be unmindful that liberty is power, that the nation blessed with the largest portion of liberty must in proportion to its numbers be the most powerful nation upon earth. Our Constitution professedly rests upon the good sense and attachment of the people. This basis, weak as it may appear, has not yet been found to fail. Always vote for a principle, though you vote alone, and you may cherish the sweet reflection that your vote is never lost. America, in the assembly of nations, has uniformly spoken among them the language of equal liberty, equal justice, and equal rights.",
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                        "text": "The senators are clearly willing to incur your wrath at reelection time. They would much rather do that than deal with whatever is gonna happen to them if they vote to repeal Obamacare. They're afraid of somebody. They are concerned about somebody or something, but it isn't you. Despite the most important thing in their lives, being reelected, that's what you do.",
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