Election Quotes

1200 Election quotes by 804 unique authors

Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods. — H. L. Mencken
Last month, the Iraqi people went to the polls, voting in their first free election in more than 50 years. — John M. McHugh
In November 2000, the Republicans stole from America our most precious right of all: the right to free and fair elections... Now President Bush occupies… — Cynthia McKinney
American youth attributes much more importance to arriving at driver's license age than at voting age. — Marshall McLuhan
Incumbent White House parties have won 10 of the last 18 presidential elections; the odds are tight, but they favor Obama in 2012. And so… — Jon Meacham
It's possible that the 2012 general-election race will be the least overtly religious one since 1972, the last campaign before Roe v. Wade and the… — Jon Meacham
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… — H. L. Mencken
It's heartbreaking that so many hundreds of millions of people around the world are desperate for the right to vote, but here in America people… — Unknown Author
Republicans are relentless and they're smart, too - they're not all dumb - and on Election Day, they'll be up at five in the morning. — Michael Moore
We live in the time where we have fictitious election results that elects a fictitious president. We live in a time where we have a… — Michael Moore
The 'democracy gap' in our politics and elections spells a deep sense of powerlessness by people who drop out, do not vote, or listlessly vote… — Ralph Nader
I wish to assure you that there can never be any return to the state of armed conflict which existed before our commitment to peace… — Robert Mugabe
Elections, for their part, are typically popularity contests rather than measures of candidates' relative competency or effectiveness. Imagine if scientific truth were determined according to… — Nathan Myhrvold
I always lose the election in the polls, and I always win it on election day. — Benjamin Netanyahu
Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion. — Richard M. Nixon
Our political institutions work remarkably well. They are designed to clang against each other. The noise is democracy at work. — Michael Novak
I believe in the critical importance of participating in the political system - from voting to standing for election. It's both rewarding and necessary that… — Michael Nutter
In New York, we had primary elections for mayor. To improve their chances, all five candidates changed their name to Rudy Giuliani. — Conan O'Brien
I think we may be seeing the beginnings of a resurgence of civic-mindedness in this country. Hopefully the younger generations, which came out in record… — Sandra Day O'Connor
In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of… — P.J. O'Rourke
In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope? — Barack Obama
If everybody that voted in 2008 shows up in 2010, we will win this election. We will win this election. — Barack Obama
I will not say the fact that there are no European Union observers at an election means that it will not be fair and free. — Olusegun Obasanjo
Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right? — Robert Orben
Election Day outside of big cities is different. For one thing, there are so few people in my town that each individual vote really does… — Susan Orlean

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