Election Quotes

Democracy cannot consist solely of elections that are nearly always fictitious and managed by rich landowners and professional politicians.

A statesman is he who thinks in the future generations, and a politician is he who thinks in the upcoming elections.

Popularity should be no scale for the election of politicians. If it would depend on popularity, Donald Duck and The Muppets would take seats in senate.

The trouble with free elections is, you never know who is going to win.

However, democracy cannot be defined as the existence of parliaments and elections alone.

We hope for the best, if elections are conducted like this all over South Africa we can indeed say we welcome any results and accept them.

Regardless of who wins, an election should be a time for optimism and fresh approaches.

When it comes to politics and elections, far too many Christians spend more time appealing to family, history and tradition, culture, racial expediency, and personal preference than they do to what the Bible teaches.

There are many refugees, if not more refugees inside the country than outside the country. There is also the question of working to aid us at the present moment when we are campaigning for elections.

We have rigged the latest election. 93.5 per cent have voted for Lukashenko. But they say it is not a European outcome. We have made it 86 per cent.

No people ever recognize their dictator in advance. He never stands for election on the platform of dictatorship. He always represents himself as the instrument - the Incorporated National Will. ... When our dictator turns up you can depend on it that he will be one of the boys, and he will stand for everything traditionally American. And nobody will ever say "Heil" to him, nor will they call him "Führer" or "Duce." But they will greet him with one great big, universal, democratic, sheeplike bleat of "O.K., Chief! Fix it like you wanna, Chief! Oh Kaaaay!"

Hamas, the opponents of Arafat, the opponents of peace, urged a boycott of the election, and yet there was an 85 percent turnout where Hamas is supposed to be strong. Isnt that really quite incredible?

I have some friends who are NASCAR team owners.

The Labour Party's election manifesto is the longest suicide note in history.

Natural gas is hemispheric; I like to call it hemispheric in nature, because it is a product that we can find in our neighborhoods.

Free election of masters does not abolish the masters or the slaves.

I will die. The person who succeeds me will also have to die. But elections, you won't have.

Even Jesus Christ cannot conduct a free and fair election in Nigeria.

In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?

Every election is determined by the people who show up.

I have to say that elections, even in the most peaceful region, always make the hardest time for regional state institutions, including security structures.

Oh despise not election! therein lies all your hope, that there is a remnant who shall infallibly be saved.

None can know their election but by their conformity to the image of Christ; for all that are chosen are chosen to sanctification.

I love religion but I don't need it for votes.

I am going to make sure that transformation happens, and I will do it in ways you cannot even imagine.

Votes should be weighed not counted.

The trouble with free elections is that you never know how they are going to turn out.

You don't defend national sovereignty with flags, cheap election rhetoric, and advertising campaigns.

If you've got a business - you didn't build that.

One's right to life, liberty, and property depends on the outcome of no election.

I'm not familiar precisely with what I said, but I'll stand by what I said, whatever it was.

It seems to be impossible to hold a credible election without reforming the electoral system.

Peace is a fulltime job. It's protecting civilians, overseeing elections, and disarming ex-combatants. Peace, like war, must be waged.

When you have elections in which 90% or 95% or 99% of those elected come from one party, then I think there is some fraudulent act.

The election of John F Kennedy will lead to the death of a free church and a free state.

As I reflect on the results of election I will reflect on what we need to do in the future to take the party forward.

[American Communist Party] legally exists in the U.S.A., it nominates its candidates in the elections, including Presidential elections.

You who have read the history of nations, from Moses down to our last election, where have you ever seen one class looking after the interests of another?

Of course I base all my election promises and policies on opinion polls

I'm not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs a repair, I'll fix it.

Revolutions are frightening, but election campaigns are disgusting.

A society is not 'free' merely because the freedoms the people are doing away with are those they voted at the last election to do without.

These days many politicians are demanding change. Just like homeless people.

The secession of the Southern States, individually or in the aggregate, was the certain consequence of Mr. Lincoln's election.

We're not questioning the legitimacy of the outcome of the election. You didn't have Republicans questioning whether or not [Barack] Obama legitimately beat John McCain in 2008.

Leadership is not about the next election, it's about the next generation.

During an election, it's like they're doing my job: they're going around banging the drum for their party and selling their movie. You know, it's the same thing.

I voted for you during your last election.

It is difficult to understand these people who democratically take part in elections and a referendum, but are then incapable of democratically accepting the will of the people.

Maintain democracy or go to dictatorship: that is what is at stake in these elections.