"Elections are futures markets in stolen property." — H. L. Mencken

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• The first time Haiti had free and fair democratic elections was 1990, when I was elected. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
• They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this… — Chinua Achebe
• Women say that my election represents a cultural break with the past - a past of sexism, of misogyny. — Michelle Bachelet
• If we want to kill Obamacare and we want to end socialized medicine, it must be done in the next… — Michele Bachmann
• The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the… — Lord Acton
• It was clear soon after his election that Obama, like FDR, wanted to start dealing with the economic crisis immediately… — Russell Baker
• Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody. — Franklin P. Adams
• The real truth is, I just want to keep the voice of dissent alive in all of our elections. I… — Roseanne Barr
• The American people are sick and tired of this 'lesser evil' garbage they get fed every election year. Both the… — Roseanne Barr
• I will barnstorm American living rooms. Mainstream media will be unable to ignore me, but more importantly they will be… — Roseanne Barr
• Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is… — John Quincy Adams
• Where annual elections end where slavery begins. — John Quincy Adams

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