Election Quotes

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If the Labour manifesto is a pale shade of austerity, then I believe Labour will be defeated at the next election — Len McCluskey
The next General Election isn't about electing yet another Labour or Tory MP to join the hundreds of other Labour or Tory MPs in London.… — Unknown Author
I don't always vote in general elections, but I think I've always voted Labour. — Paul Merton
Of course I base all my election promises and policies on opinion polls — Kevin Rudd
Even Jesus Christ cannot conduct a free and fair election in Nigeria. — Olusegun Obasanjo
The election is not a time to discuss serious issues. — Kim Campbell
I could have sworn that they were originally Americans who maybe fled. Maybe they were illegal immigrants or something who got here, come here with… — Rush Limbaugh
Representative government has broken down. Our politicians represent not the people who vote for them but the commercial interests who finance their election campaigns. We… — Edward Abbey
The people who, during the election, were so wise, so moral, so perfect, now have no tendencies whatever; or if they have any, they are… — Frederic Bastiat
The true principle of a republic is that the people should choose whom they please to govern them. Representation is imperfect, in proportion as the… — Alexander Hamilton
That instability is inherent in the nature of popular governments, I think very disputable â€¦ A representative democracy, where the right of election is well… — Alexander Hamilton
This process of election affords a moral certainty that the office of President will seldom fall to the lot of any many who is not… — Alexander Hamilton
What is most important of this grand experiment, the United States? Not the election of the first president but the election of its second president.… — George Washington
Free election of masters does not abolish the masters or the slaves. Free choice among a wide variety of goods and services does not signify… — Herbert Marcuse
I come from election, I come from the people. I owe gratitude to our people. I do everything for the good of the country and… — Thaksin Shinawatra
The current political tension is very serious. We have not yet ruled out a boycott of the election. — Abhisit Vejjajiva
We are opposed around the world by a monolithic and ruthless conspiracy that relies primarily on covert means for expanding its sphere of influence â€”… — John F. Kennedy
In our system, at about 11:30 on election night, they just push you off the edge of the cliff-and that's it. You might scream on… — Walter F. Mondale
The elections are the greatest symbol of participation and political reform, — Mohammad Khatami
Russia does continue to battle us in the U.N. time and time again. I have clear eyes on this. I'm not going to wear rose-colored… — Mitt Romney

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