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Election Quotes by H. L. Mencken
- The government consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They have, taking one with another, no special talent for the business…
- Elections are futures markets in stolen property.
- Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.
- Each party steals so many articles of faith from the other, and the candidates spend so much time making each other's speeches, that by the…
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- 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