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Abraham Lincoln1 quote
Yet in all our rejoicing let us neither express, nor cherish, any harsh feeling towards any citizen who, by his vote, has differed with us. Let us at all times remember that all American citizens are brothers of a common country, and should dwell together in the bonds of fraternal feeling. — Abraham Lincoln · 1860Alexander Hamilton1 quote
The natural cure for an ill-administration, in a popular or representative constitution, is a change of men. — Alexander Hamilton · 1787Bill Clinton1 quote
The American people have spoken-but it's going to take a little while to determine exactly what they said. — Bill Clinton · 2000Cleve Jones1 quote
Elections of any kind are fucking bourgeois affectation. — Cleve Jones · 2008Franklin P. Adams1 quote
Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody. — Franklin P. Adams · 1944George Eliot1 quote
An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry. — George Eliot · 1866Herbert Marcuse1 quote
Free election of masters does not abolish the masters or the slaves. — Herbert Marcuse · 1964John Adams1 quote
We should be unfaithful to ourselves if we should ever lose sight of the danger to our liberties if anything partial or extraneous should infect the purity of our free, fair, virtuous, and independent elections. — John Adams · 1797Ronald Reagan1 quote
Next Tuesday all of you will go to the polls, will stand there in the polling place and make a decision. I think when you make that decision it might be well if you would ask yourself: Are you better off than you were four years ago? — Ronald Reagan · 1980Rutherford B. Hayes1 quote
Upon one point there is entire unanimity in public sentiment—that conflicting claims to the Presidency must be amicably and peaceably adjusted, and that when so adjusted the general acquiescence of the nation ought surely to follow. — Rutherford B. Hayes · 1877Tony Blair1 quote
We are not the masters. The people are the masters. We are the servants of the people... What the electorate gives, the electorate can take away. — Tony Blair · 1997Tracy Flick1 quote
You see, I believe in the voters. They understand that elections aren't just popularity contests. They know this country was built by people just like me who work very hard and don't have everything handed to them on a silver spoon. — Tracy Flick · 1999