Democracy Quote by Daron Acemoğlu

South Australia was the first community to give the secret ballot for political elections.

— Catherine Helen Spence

Among many other reforms, Australians pioneered the secret ballot and universal suffrage.

— Richard Flanagan

“On Election Day, we select our representatives by secret ballot, and we choose our candidates based on their ability to protect our individual rights,…

— Andrew P. Napolitano

There are many hands touching ballots after a voter drops his ballot into the ballot box. There is no guarantee of ballot secrecy for…

— Bob Schaffer

“Let's put it to a vote. Shall the ballots be open or secret?" "We don't need Soviet-style voting," Charushnikov said, offended. "Let's vote the…

— Ilya Ilf

Demand the ballot as the undeniable right of every man who is called to the poll, and take special care that the old constitutional…

— John Bright

Every American should understand that their vote is secret.

— Robert C. O'Brien

I don't want to get involved in Australian politics. You are a democracy, and Australian people should decide who they will vote for and…

— Geert Wilders

“We need paper ballots, because they cannot be tampered with remotely and can always be recounted.”

— Timothy Snyder

“Voting is proof that gullibility has been certified as a public virtue.”

— ABifarelli

It is not surprising that more and more people are coming to the conclusion that the ballot box is no longer an instrument that…

— Tony Benn

What's wrong with leading the way? We've played that role before, after all. We gave the world the secret ballot... that did so much…

— Geraldine Brooks