Elected Quotes

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As Plotinus tells us, we elected the body, the parents, the place, and the circumstances that suited the soul and that, as the myth says,… — James Hillman
My favorite time in the cycles of public life is the time when the Pope is dead and they haven't elected a new one. There's… — Christopher Hitchens
My real adversary has no name, no face, no party. It will never be elected, yet it governs - the adversary is the world of… — Francois Hollande
For me, Barack Obama's election was a milestone of the most extraordinary kind. On the day he was elected I felt such hope in my… — Jesse Jackson
You have two choices with Obama. You either believe that he is a man of Christ... or you think he's a liar. And I'm surprised… — Penn Jillette
Police officials routinely execute search warrants on private homes and offices, and Congressional offices should not be treated any differently. There cannot be one set… — Bobby Jindal
The very fact that I became mayor in 1977 conveys how you can't figure out what the people will do. Nobody thought I would be… — Ed Koch
Are things getting better with each generation? Yes. It's quite interesting to be living in these times, for me to witness an African-American being elected… — Lenny Kravitz
Money often determines not only who gets elected, but what gets done. Which voices do lawmakers listen to, the banks or home owners, coal companies,… — Madeleine M. Kunin
Moreover, as we live in an era of the ascendancy of democracy and human rights, we must see that Taiwan has been a vibrant democracy… — Nick Lampson
The people are fed up with their elected officials playing the blame game and treating their political counterparts as enemies. — Carl Lewis
Collective solutions to individual problems is very seductive. It's how Obama gets elected, by the way. — Rush Limbaugh
I will be the first to admit that getting votes and getting an audience are two different things. For example, a politician really can't be… — Rush Limbaugh
If liberalism discredited itself, Obama woulda never gotten elected, and the New Deal woulda gone by the wayside, and LBJ woulda never gotten the Great… — Rush Limbaugh
The Constitution is constant. There's not one elected official who has the power to change it. There is a way to amend the Constitution, and… — Rush Limbaugh
In politics women type the letters, lick the stamps, distribute the pamphlets and get out the vote. Men get elected. — Clare Boothe Luce
It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen. — George MacDonald
If something is being done on a secret basis in national security, that's a great reason for elected officials to not talk about it. And… — Rachel Maddow
The people of Zimbabwe have a responsibility to ensure that the government that they elected behaves properly. — Thabo Mbeki
Presidents are elected not by direct popular vote but by 538 members of the Electoral College. — Thomas E. Mann

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