Election Quotes

1200 Election quotes by 804 unique authors

Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user. — Theodore Roosevelt
The English think they are free. They are free only during the election of members of parliament. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Leadership can not be measured in a poll or even in the result of an election. It can only be truly seen with the benefit… — Marco Rubio
From tea parties to the election in Massachusetts, we are witnessing the single greatest political pushback in American history. — Marco Rubio
I've been around long enough to not take seriously statements like I am about to be crushed. I'm about how do we seek re-election of… — Kevin Rudd
A politician should have three hats. One for throwing into the ring, one for talking through, and one for pulling rabbits out of if elected. — Carl Sandburg
President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college. What a snob. — Rick Santorum
In 2006 it was a horrible election year, and, you know, I lost. But I lost because I continued to be a constant conservative, and… — Rick Santorum
It is difficult to understand these people who democratically take part in elections and a referendum, but are then incapable of democratically accepting the will… — Jose Saramago
Votes should be weighed not counted. — Friedrich Schiller
I am not going to answer any questions as to my association, my philosophical or religious beliefs or my political beliefs, or how I voted… — Pete Seeger
Both during the elections and as Prime Minister, I have repeatedly and publicly said that I support the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside the… — Ariel Sharon
Clever and attractive women do not want to vote; they are willing to let men govern as long as they govern men. — George Bernard Shaw
Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. — George Bernard Shaw
An election is a moral horror, as bad as a battle except for the blood; a mud bath for every soul concerned in it. — George Bernard Shaw
Race is still the No. 1 determinant in every election. — Nate Silver
Every four years in the presidential election, some new precedent is broken. — Nate Silver
Leadership is not about the next election, it's about the next generation. — Simon Sinek
I'm not overly alarmist about it, but I do think there are some worrying signs, like the growing accumulation of wealth by a very small… — Peter Singer
Proposition 19 already is a winner no matter what happens on election day. The mere fact of its being on the ballot has elevated and… — George Soros
Elections should be held on April 16th- the day after we pay our income taxes. That is one of the few things that might discourage… — Thomas Sowell
I've been in a lot of elections. — Arlen Specter
It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes… — Joseph Stalin
I'm not an old, experienced hand at politics. But I am now seasoned enough to have learned that the hardest thing about any political campaign… — Adlai E. Stevenson

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