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Every election is determined by the people who show up.

— Anonymous

Governments must not run only for elections. The government should be a bona fide attempt of meeting the demands and expectations of the common…

— Narendra Modi

This is America. We pick our leaders through democratic politics - ballot boxes, campaign stops, and good old-fashioned retail electioneering. It's a system that…

— Lara Trump

If you present good government, then elections look after themselves.

— Jay Weatherill

In some countries that are darlings of the West, like Egypt, everyone knows the result of national elections years in advance: The man in…

— Stephen Kinzer

If there is to be responsible party government, the party label must be something more than a mere device for securing office. Unless those…

— Calvin Coolidge

I believe most of the public should be involved in the election of the leadership.

— Tzipi Livni

Elections are held to delude the populace into believing that they are participating in government.

— Anonymous

“One of the hallmarks of our politics now is that we tend to elect those who can campaign over those who can lead;”

— Ethan Canin

We want perfect elections, not just any kind of elections. And it's the electoral commission that organizes elections in the country - this is…

— Joseph Kabila

Elections are a festival of democracy. Everyone must join this festival of democracy and strengthen it.

— Narendra Modi

If an election is simply a one-day snapshot of transient mass delusions, then this is not a very noble form of government.

— James Bovard