Best Election Day Quotations
102 Election Day quotes by 91 unique authors
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Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.
— Reinhold Niebuhr
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What Washington needs is adult supervision.
— Barack Obama
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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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A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
— Theodore Roosevelt
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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
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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
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Those who corrupt the public mind are just as evil as those who steal from the public purse.
— Adlai E. Stevenson
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You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.
— Harry S. Truman
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Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.
— Mark Twain
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A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election.
— Bill Vaughan
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Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.
— Gore Vidal
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The people's government, made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the people.
— Daniel Webster
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There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.
— Elie Wiesel
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To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.
— Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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As government expands, liberty contracts.
— Ronald Reagan
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The purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness. Government exists for the interests of the…
— Thomas Jefferson
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Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will…
— Abraham Lincoln
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The political process does not end on Election Day. Young people need to stay involved in the process by continuing to pay attention to the…
— Patrick Murphy
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Election Day 2010 saw the culmination of years of aggravation and resentment toward a federal government that became disconnected and disdainful of the values and…
— George Allen
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I wanted to be a senator from Illinois. I was obsessed with politics. My dad was friends with a lot of local politicians, so I…
— Ike Barinholtz
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The horrific cases in Ferguson, in Staten Island with the death of Eric Garner, and all across the country serve as stark reminders that we…
— Al Sharpton
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We the people say it loud and clear every Election Day, in high-crime periods as well as peaceful stretches - More of our population needs…
— Thomas Frank
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We have 45,000 square miles of geography in Ohio. We have a system that allows us to manage a free and fair election, free of…
— Kenneth Blackwell
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This country has always been run by elite, and it's an elitist democracy. And that's not a radical concept. It's elitist democracy. When people talk…
— Danny Glover
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"Hi. You know with everything going down in West Palm Beach, and the holidays right around the corner I couldn't think of a better time…
— Bill Maher
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91 authors contributed a total of 102 Election Day Quotes, led by these top contributors: