Election Quotes

1200 Election quotes by 804 unique authors

The only truly shocking thing about last Tuesday's election is that the Democrats didn't do far worse, or as badly as they deserved. — Frank Rich
I intend to vote for President George W. Bush in the next election, because in my view, he is best able to wage the war… — Ed Koch
If the election had turned out differently, I could be the one overseeing the signing of bailout checks and Vice President Biden could be on… — Sarah Palin
I feel that this is my first year, that next year is an election year, that the third year is the mid point, and that… — Dan Quayle
Since Ronald Reagan's election in 1980, conservatives of various sorts, and conservatisms of various stripes, have generally been in the ascendancy. And a good thing,… — William Kristol
The Liberal Party of Canada, heading into an election, at the last minute they always stand up and they say: We know there's people out… — Rick Mercer
France placed the state above society , democracy above constitutionalism, and equality above liberty. As a result, for much of the nineteenth century it was… — Fareed Zakaria
In a democracy, hostage tactics are the last resort for those who can’t otherwise win their fights through elections, can’t win their fights in Congress,… — Elizabeth Warren
I am and will remain the president of all Cameroonians without exception, and the great winner in these elections is democracy — Paul Biya
When contemplating General Eisenhower winning the Presidential election, Truman said, Hell sit here, and hell say, Do this! Do that! And nothing will happen. Poor… — Harry S. Truman
Principles aren't of much account anyway, except at election time. After that you hang them up to let them season. — Mark Twain
If we would vote in mass on the more promising ticket, or, if the two are equally bad, would throw out the party that is… — Lincoln Steffens
But another thing I know is this — we can’t steer ourselves out of this crisis by heading in the same, disastrous direction. We can’t… — Barack Obama
We can’t afford to be so worried about losing the next election that we lose the battles we owe to the next generation. The real… — Barack Obama
The continuation of authority has frequently proved the undoing of democratic governments. Repeated elections are essential to the system of popular governments, because there is… — Simon Bolivar
What is it we all seek for in an election? To answer its real purposes, you must first possess the means of knowing the fitness… — Edmund Burke
Every two years, one of the most hotly contested elections in Texas is the poll taken among members of the capitol press corps to determine… — Molly Ivins
Sometimes I have a notion that what might improve the situation is to have women take over the occupations of government and trade and to… — Phyllis McGinley
America, we cannot turn back. Not with so much work to be done. Not with so many children to educate, and so many veterans to… — Barack Obama
Because Washington state now votes by mail, elections here tend to play out, at an agonizingly slow speed, over many days and, sometimes, weeks. — Jonathan Raban
There is apparently nowhere a workable majority in the representative assemblies for making the specific cuts in expenditure which could bring down the taxes, and… — Gunnar Myrdal
People didn't vote left or right in the election. They voted for putting an end to all the primitive political history. — Fatos Nano
Mistakes were made is something we heard back in '92, and that has sort of been the Clinton administration's mantra. I can't imagine that Al… — Barbara Olson
Oh, I think the biggest lesson in Wisconsin is that 60 percent of the people do not believe that recall elections were proper for policy… — Martin O'Malley
The founders understood that democracy would inevitably evolve into a system of legalized plunder unless the plundered were given numerous escape routes and constitutional protections… — Thomas DiLorenzo

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