Funny political Quote by Ambrose Bierce

A referendum is almost always a device by which governments get the voters to endorse what they wanted to do all along.

— Peter Hitchens

Referendums are a democratic instrument, but so are decisions reached in a parliamentary democracy. I advise extreme caution when it comes to referendums. In…

— Martin Schulz

If you want a referendum, vote for the others. Or, in certain cases, you can stay at home, you don't vote and you could…

— Jean Charest

My main worry about referendums is that you are taking a very complicated political question that requires knowledge of a bunch of background facts…

— Jason Brennan

I think referendums are fantastic as long as the question is phrased in a way which is not meant to deliberately confuse or confound…

— Cate Blanchett

Boycotting the referendum is a possible option ... because we believe that participating in the voting might be a useless act.

— Saleh al-Mutlaq

I actually don't believe in governance by referendum. I believe that we have a democracy, that we elect people to make decisions.

— Betsy Hodges

Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed.

— DeForest Soaries

It is a necessary precondition for the success of a referendum that there should be broad community consensus and bipartisan support for it.

— George Brandis

“Future Politics Effecting change in national politics was mostly a matter of making better use of online forums, encouraging voters to press forth with…

— Nancy Omeara

As president, I have the right to call a referendum based on a law that the Catalan parliament has approved.

— Carles Puigdemont

On principle, I always support the opinion of a population who express themselves through a referendum.

— Matteo Salvini