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Election Quotes by Abraham Lincoln
- While I am deeply sensible to the high compliment of a re-election; and duly grateful, as I trust, to Almighty God for having directed my…
- I have not permitted myself, gentlemen, to conclude that I am the best man in the country; but I am reminded, in this connection, of…
- Elections belong to the people. It's their decision.
- A statesman is he who thinks in the future generations, and a politician is he who thinks in the upcoming elections.
- The ballot is stronger than the bullet.
- Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will…
- If elected I shall be thankful; if not, it will be all the same.
- These office-seekers are a curse to the country; no sooner was my election certain, than I became the prey of hundreds of hungry persistent applicants…
More Election Quotes
- The first time Haiti had free and fair democratic elections was 1990, when I was elected. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this facility of… — Chinua Achebe
- Women say that my election represents a cultural break with the past - a past of sexism, of misogyny. — Michelle Bachelet
- If we want to kill Obamacare and we want to end socialized medicine, it must be done in the next election! — Michele Bachmann
- The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that… — Lord Acton
- It was clear soon after his election that Obama, like FDR, wanted to start dealing with the economic crisis immediately after his… — Russell Baker
- Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody. — Franklin P. Adams
- The real truth is, I just want to keep the voice of dissent alive in all of our elections. I don't really… — Roseanne Barr
- The American people are sick and tired of this 'lesser evil' garbage they get fed every election year. Both the Democrats and… — Roseanne Barr
- I will barnstorm American living rooms. Mainstream media will be unable to ignore me, but more importantly they will be unable to… — Roseanne Barr
- Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost. — John Quincy Adams
- Where annual elections end where slavery begins. — John Quincy Adams