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Election Quotes by Alexander Hamilton
- Nothing can be more evident, than that an exclusive power of regulating elections for the National Government, in the hands of the State Legislatures, would…
- Would they not fear that citizens not less tenacious than conscious of their rights would flock from the remotest extremes of their respective states to…
- Hitherto my observations have only aimed at a vindication of the provision in question, on the ground of theoretic propriety . . . . But…
- The regular distribution of power into distinct departments; the introduction of legislative balances and checks; the institution of courts composed of judges holding their offices…
- 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…
- That instability is inherent in the nature of popular governments, I think very disputable … A representative democracy, where the right of election is well…
- 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…
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