Elected Quotes

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In 2007, early in the improbable presidential candidacy of Barack Obama, the young first-term senator began a series of foreign-policy speeches that seemed too general… — Elliott Abrams
In Kuwait there is already a real, elected parliament with genuine power, but the prime minister is always a member of the ruling al-Sabah family.… — Elliott Abrams
The Arab spring was not as radical as the French or Iranian revolutions. It did not pull out the deeply entrenched roots of the state.… — Wadah Khanfar
When political leaders fail to denounce anti-Semitic violence and slurs, the void is not only demoralizing to the victims, but silence actually enables the wrongdoing.… — Chris Smith
In votes cast, Latinos have increased to five million in the 1996 Presidential election, up from two million in the 1976 election. The number of… — Bill Dedman
The Republicans are not anti-Latinos. You know, I tell the story all the time that the Tea Party is the one that has actually brought… — Raul Labrador
It is true that power corrupts. The hope at the polling stations and the actions of the elected representatives, unfortunately, often turn to be opposite.… — Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
Obama was elected on a slogan of hope and change because both were in short supply: the military exhausted by two wars, the banks failing… — Nancy Gibbs
There are many Israelis who are not keen on Barack Obama - they did not want to see him elected. — Richard Engel
The composition of the primary is so different than when I was first elected governor in 1978. — Lamar Alexander
The American public should simply accept no distractions. In our democracy, it is our duty to hold our elected leaders accountable. We do it at… — Wesley Clark
Fairness has not been enhanced by the tax code, but lobbyists have been made rich, politicians have been re-elected, and the economy has been made… — Jim Bridenstine
No one was elected to Congress because he or she promised to cut Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid. — James P. Hoffa
For someone like me who, as a kid, walked to school muttering little political speeches to myself, it was irresistible to finally get a chance… — Michael Ignatieff
Sadly, if President Obama is willing to ignore the pain of race-based discrimination and injustice so as to make whites comfortable - and this, after… — Tim Wise
My father died the year I was elected to Congress: 1987. — Nancy Pelosi
Millions of people are asking for accountability, for responsibility, for truth from their elected officials, truth about how Obamacare is failing the men and women… — Ted Cruz
The people of Missouri said they expect their elected leaders to support public schools because they know that education is the best economic development tool… — Jay Nixon
As a former Governor, and more importantly, as a father, I know all too well how protective elected officials are of the special relationships they… — Ronnie Musgrove
If taxpayers want better results from Congress, they must stop paying their elected officials for failure. After all, you get what you pay for. — Jim Cooper

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