Decline Quote by William Tecumseh Sherman

I will not accept if nominated, and will not serve if elected.

— William Tecumseh Sherman

If nominated, I will not accept; if drafted, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve.

— William Tecumseh Sherman

If nominated, I won't run; If elected, I won't serve.

— William Tecumseh Sherman

I decline the election. It has ever been my rule through life, to observe a proportion between my efforts and my objects. I have…

— Edmund Burke

I shall not seek and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President.

— Lyndon Baines Johnson

I will not seek, and I will not accept the nomination of my party for another term as your president.

— Lyndon B. Johnson

In the coming elections if you cannot decide whom to select, use the vote to reject.

— Kisan Baburao Hazare

My preference would be to remain in the Senate, ... But you can't say I would refuse to serve in one of those (Cabinet)…

— John McCain

I was not elected to serve one party.

— George W. Bush

I have decided not to run for president.

— John Bolton

If I am the nominee I will not run as an independent.

— Donald Trump

If I'm the nominee, I will pledge I will not run as an independent. I want to win as the Republican. I want to…

— Donald Trump