Philosophy Quote by Edward M. Wolfe

“But anyone who deliberately tries to get himself elected to a public office is permanently disqualified from holding one.”

— Thomas Moore

“If somebody wants to run for office, they had better to explain why they want to run for office. Wanting to be a candidate…

— Douglas Coupland

“...it is all wrong that a person who is going to be deemed worthy of the office should himself solicit it... for no one…

— Aristotle

Anyone who campaigns for public office becomes disqualified for holding any office at all.

— Thomas More

“As far as I'm concerned, you're changing the fate of another human being. Maybe he isn't meant to be elected to office. Maybe humans…

— Evette Davis

“I hereby state, and mean all that I say, that I never have been and never will be a candidate for President; that if…

— William Tecumseh Sherman

“The wish to be elected cannot be more important than the wish to do the right thing.”

— Victor Bello Accioly

“is like asking a politician to achieve high office without the benefit of bribes or patronage.”

— Susanna Clarke

“We must accept it when someone else wins and try to encourage them to hold that office in peace.”

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

“In America, anyone can become president. That's one of the risks you take.”

— Adlai E. Stevenson

“It certainly is an odd circumstance if you live your life without regard for being elected and then get elected—and quite an opportunity for…

— Michael Wolff

“In essence, anyone who aspires to be a career politician is, by the very fact, unfit to serve.”

— Joseph Befumo