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Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most...

Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody.

Quote by Franklin P. Adams about nation, elections, man, people

The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the...

The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the party that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections.

Quote by Lord Acton about elections, democracy, force, police

At some point they figured out that you can win elections...

At some point they figured out that you can win elections with a pro-European policy because the voters hope this will improve their lives.

Quote by Orhan Pamuk about elections, hope, contentment

Requiring valid, photographic identification is a common...

Requiring valid, photographic identification is a common sense step to ensure voter integrity and sound elections.

Quote by Sonny Perdue about common sense, elections, integrity, sense

Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith.

Quote by Lord Acton about elections, teaching, tests, faith, public, good, good luck

Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success.

Quote by Walter Bagehot about elections, tests, success, bad luck, bad, good, good luck

There is only one issue in this election that will matter...

There is only one issue in this election that will matter five or ten years from now, and that's the War on Terror.

Quote by Orson Scott about fear, war

Even though this is late in an election year, there is no way we can go forward except together and no way anybody can win except by serving the people's urgent needs. We cannot stand still or slip backwards. We must go forward now together.

Quote by Gerald R. Ford about nation, people

The political lesson of Watergate is this: Never again must America allow an arrogant, elite guard of political adolescents to by-pass the regular party organization and dictate the terms of a national election.

Quote by Gerald R. Ford about teaching

Like I said in my election manifesto why don't they...

Like I said in my election manifesto why don't they legalise the whole thing and let people like me work.

Quote by Cynthia Payne about work, things, people

This was the motivation behind my standing for parliament...

This was the motivation behind my standing for parliament as a candidate for the Payne and Pleasure Party in the Kensington by-election in July 1998.

Quote by Cynthia Payne about motivation, pleasure

An election is coming. Universal peace is declared and...

An election is coming. Universal peace is declared and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.

Quote by Thomas Stearns Eliot about politics, interest, peace

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