Election Quotes

1200 Election quotes by 804 unique authors

America is an outlier in the world of democracies when it comes to the structure and conduct of elections. — Thomas E. Mann
As we have always seen here in the U.S. the universal truth about elections is that people vote their pocketbook. — Jennifer Dunn
Do not seek to find a reason why elections are not possible. Seek to make them possible, and they will be possible. — Ahmed Chalabi
We can only undo the election if the behavior meets the constitutional standard of subverting and threatening our system of government. — Zoe Lofgren
Things on the whole are much faster in America; people don't 'stand for election', they 'run for office.' — Jessica Mitford
The Labour Party's election manifesto is the longest suicide note in history. — Unknown Author
The important things that in a campaign we talk about, let us not forget that once the election is over. — Mike Rounds
I know nothing grander, better exercise, better digestion, more positive proof of the past, the triumphant result of faith in human kind, than a well-contested… — Walt Whitman
The Republican party is not a church. It does not promulgate doctrine and then exclude those who fail to share it. But political parties must… — Ralph E. Reed, Jr.
I think it's important to realize that I was actually black before the election. — Barack Obama
On why I don't trust democracy without extremely powerful systems of accountability and recall What seems to be generosity is often only disguised ambition -… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Now majority rule is a precious, sacred thing worth dying for. But like other precious, sacred things .... it's not only worth dying for; it… — P.J. O'Rourke
Democracy: a festival of mediocrity. — Emile M. Cioran
An Honest politician will not be tolerated by a democracy unless he is very stupid ... because only a very stupid man can honestly share… — Bertrand Russell
What a liberal really wants is to bring about change that will not in any way endanger his position. — Stokely Carmichael
What does it say about the college coed Susan Fluke [sic] who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says that she must be paid… — Rush Limbaugh
"Undecided," while running for re-election to state Senate in 1998, in response to an Outlines questionnaire asking, "Do you favor legalizing same-sex marriage?" — Barack Obama
The Houston Contractors Association is proud to endorse Council Member Oliver Pennington for re-election to Houston City Council. Council Member Pennington understands that infrastructure investment… — Unknown Author
We have the best congressmen that money can buy. — Unknown Author
Democracy is the only game in town. The problem is [when] people start to believe that it is not a game worth playing. — Ivan Krastev
Income tax filing and payment day should be moved from April 15th to November 1st so it can be close to election day. People ought… — Unknown Author
Whatever politicians, activists and manipulators propose, it is the phlegmatic, indifferent, ingrained electorate which disposes. — Don Aitkin
I don't know much about Americanism, but it's a damn good word with which to carry an election. — Warren G. Harding
We know what works: freedom works. We know what's right: freedom is right. We know how to secure a more and just and prosperous life… — George H. W. Bush
In republican government the legislative authority necessarily predominates. The remedy for this . . . is to divide the legislature into different branches; and to… — James Madison

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