100 Quotes About Election

In the run up to the US Presidential election of 2016, we thought it would be a good idea to bring you a list of quotes from this controversial subject. We know it’s been a long and heated campaign, but hopefully these quotes from Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Barack Obama and others will give you a little inspiration.

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Carl Schmitt could boast with some justice that the Nazi revolution was orderly and disciplined. But the reason lies not so much within the Nazis themselves as in the lack of an effective opposition. For millions the Nazi ideology did assuage their anxiety, did end their alienation, and did give hope for a better future. Other millions watched passively, not deeply committed to resistance. "Let them have a chance" was a typical attitude. Hitler took the chance and made the most of it. George L. Mosse
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Now is not the time for bigots and racists. No time for sexists and homophobes. Now, more than ever, is the time for ARTISTS. It’s time for us to rise above and to create. To show humanity. To spread hope. We must prevent society from destroying itself, from losing its way. Now is the time for love. Kamand Kojouri
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Repeat a lie a thousand times and it become a successful political campaign. Ljupka Cvetanova
In a democracy government is the God.
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In a democracy government is the God. Amit Kalantri
It is now clear that faith is a singular pledge...
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It is now clear that faith is a singular pledge of paternal love, treasured up for the sons whom he has adopted. John Calvin
The boy knew that escaping school was the surest sign...
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The boy knew that escaping school was the surest sign of his election. Flannery OConnor
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Pick a leader who will make their citizens proud. One who will stir the hearts of the people, so that the sons and daughters of a given nation strive to emulate their leader's greatness. Only then will a nation be truly great, when a leader inspires and produces citizens worthy of becoming future leaders, honorable decision makers and peacemakers. And in these times, a great leader must be extremely brave. Their leadership must be steered only by their conscience, not a bribe. Suzy Kassem
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Pick a leader who will keep jobs in your country by offering companies incentives to hire only within their borders, not one who allows corporations to outsource jobs for cheaper labor when there is a national employment crisis. Choose a leader who will invest in building bridges, not walls. Books, not weapons. Morality, not corruption. Intellectualism and wisdom, not ignorance. Stability, not fear and terror. Peace, not chaos. Love, not hate. Convergence, not segregation. Tolerance, not discrimination. Fairness, not hypocrisy. Substance, not superficiality. Character, not immaturity. Transparency, not secrecy. Justice, not lawlessness. Environmental improvement and preservation, not destruction. Truth, not lies. Suzy Kassem
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Pick a leader who will not only bail out banks and airlines, but also families from losing their homes -- or jobs due to their companies moving to other countries. Pick a leader who will fund schools, not limit spending on education and allow libraries to close. Pick a leader who chooses diplomacy over war. An honest broker in foreign relations. A leader with integrity, one who says what they mean, keeps their word and does not lie to their people. Pick a leader who is strong and confident, yet humble. Intelligent, but not sly. A leader who encourages diversity, not racism. One who understands the needs of the farmer, the teacher, the doctor, and the environmentalist -- not only the banker, the oil tycoon, the weapons developer, or the insurance and pharmaceutical lobbyist. Suzy Kassem
If I were to vote, I would intentionally vote for...
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If I were to vote, I would intentionally vote for the goofiest candidate. It is my theory that when the people can outwit the leader, the more respected their voices will be. Criss Jami
Pops added,
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Pops added, "you know, they say if you don't vote, you get the government you deserve."" And if you do, you never get the results you expected, " (Katherine) replied. E.a. Bucchianeri
They say the crazies come out at night. I say...
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They say the crazies come out at night. I say the crazies come out during election year: Elections have the power to turn once seemingly normal people into certified loonies. Criss Jami
She looks me dead in the face and says, “The...
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She looks me dead in the face and says, “The safe word is going to be ‘immigration, ’ because you know I’ll stop it. Kayti McGee
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Then, the massive hands lifted the new people up to a pair of giant indescribable lips and whispered, in a fundamentally untranslatable Creator-language, something that meant, approximately: THIS TIME, BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER. REMEMBER: EACH OF YOU WANTS TO BE HAPPY. AND I WANT YOU TO. EACH OF YOU WANTS TO LIVE FREE FROM FEAR. AND I WANT YOU TO. EACH OF YOU ARE SECRETLY AFRAID YOU ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH. BUT YOU ARE, TRUST ME, YOU ARE. . George Saunders
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If I could remove one thing from the world and replace it with something else, I would erase politics and put art in its place. That way, art teachers would rule the world. And since art is the most supreme form of love, beautiful colors and imagery would weave bridges for peace wherever there are walls. Artists, who are naturally heart-driven, would decorate the world with their love, and in that love – poverty, hunger, lines of division, and wars would vanish from the earth forever. Children of the earth would then be free to play, imagine, create, build and grow without bloodshed, terror and fear. Suzy Kassem
You can be in your room and lead people. Just...
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You can be in your room and lead people. Just develop your potentials and publicize them and you will see people looking for your product. That is influence Israelmore Ayivor
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Self-leaders are still true leaders even if they have no known followers. True leaders inspire by the influence of their characters and general self-made brands. Leadership is defined by the virtues of one's behaviour. Israelmore Ayivor
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Self-leaders do not look for followers because they are busily pursuing their influencial dreams that followers will trace and ask for. Followers look for influence and that can be obtained from self-leaders. Israelmore Ayivor
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A young child is a leader to an elderly person once his purpose has a faithful, sincere and trustworthy influence on people. Leadership is not restricted to position and age; it is self-made and influencial. Everyone has this self-leadership quality. Israelmore Ayivor
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The concept of leadership is abused by people who think a person becomes a leader when he grows grey hair, put into a position and expected to function. Everyone has a leadership potential carried within in a specific area of his or purpose. Leadership is universal and built on trust. Israelmore Ayivor
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There were no weapons of mass destruction. And we bombed them anyway. And, by the way he's destroyed the economy. He's squandered something in the neighborhood of a trillion dollars. It seems impossible to Tyler that that might not matter. It drives him insane. Michael Cunningham
Free elections don't always result in fair elections.
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Free elections don't always result in fair elections. DaShanne Stokes
When picking a leader, choose a peacemaker. One who unites,...
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When picking a leader, choose a peacemaker. One who unites, not divides. A cultured leader who supports the arts and true freedom of speech, not censorship. Suzy Kassem
The real purpose of the opposition is to minimize the...
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The real purpose of the opposition is to minimize the amount of money the ruling party will have stolen from the people at the end of its term. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Rosa Parks sat so Martin Luther King could walk. Martin...
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Rosa Parks sat so Martin Luther King could walk. Martin Luther King walked so Obama could run. Obama's running so we all can fly. JayZ
Humans elect leaders on the basis of the promises they...
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Humans elect leaders on the basis of the promises they make. We [vampires] try to elect ours based solely on the strength of their character. Darren Shan
No matter their party, people with a conflict of interest...
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No matter their party, people with a conflict of interest should be banned from the Electoral College. DaShanne Stokes
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Electing a bigot enables further bigotry. DaShanne Stokes
We elected a man who knows how to build walls...
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We elected a man who knows how to build walls when we needed someone who knows how to build bridges. DaShanne Stokes
Democracy's fatal flaw: There are more dumb people than smart...
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Democracy's fatal flaw: There are more dumb people than smart people. Welcome to the new Dark Ages! Oliver Gaspirtz
There are hundreds of intelligent and big brains in every...
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There are hundreds of intelligent and big brains in every country in the world to run that country successfully but somehow and often either an immoral stupid or a charlatan imbecile comes to power! Mehmet Murat Ildan
The 2016 USA presidential election race clarified how an evil...
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The 2016 USA presidential election race clarified how an evil Nazi dictator like Adolf Hitler was able to come to power in global politics. Steven Magee
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You sold out! We elected you, and you sold out! The next time we have an election, I think everyone should vote for himself. Or we might just as well vote for Charlie Brown! Yes, next year we may even say, 'You're elected, Charlie Brown! Charles M. Schulz
That has to be the most embarrassing thing that's ever...
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That has to be the most embarrassing thing that's ever happened to me in my whole life. Charles M. Schulz
Most politicians are corrupt as they do not represent the...
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Most politicians are corrupt as they do not represent the masses that voted for them, but rather they choose to return numerous favors to the corporations that funded their election campaigns. Steven Magee
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The Democratic Party would like to be re-elected so that they can continue to uphold almost no Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) whistle-blower complaints, enforce hardly any police internal affairs allegations, and corrupt corporations with lobbyists can continue operating outside of the law. Steven Magee
Who is fit to be elected?' asked Napoleon. 'A Caesar,...
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Who is fit to be elected?' asked Napoleon. 'A Caesar, an Alexander only comes along once a century, so that election must be a matter of chance. Simon Sebag Montefiore
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Contrary to popular opinion, leadership is not a reserved position for a particular group of people who were elected or appointed, ordained or enthroned. Leadership is self-made, self-retained, self-inculcated and then exposed through a faithful, sincere and examplary life. Israelmore Ayivor
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You can lead if you can serve. You can serve when you can love. You can love when you are graced. The truth is that God knows love will be needed in volumes, this is why he made his grace abundant. Leaders are lovers. Misleaders are haters! Israelmore Ayivor
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Ballot papers don’t determine who leads; they determine who takes which position. As to whether that person occupying the position will lead or will manipulate, character must come to prove it. Israelmore Ayivor
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You must not wait to be elected into office, before you begin to serve. Begin to serve every where you are; in the home, community, school, university, work, hospital, church, market, society, nation and among many other places. Lailah Gifty Akita
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A single man is minority, a leader is the majority. Amit Kalantri
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Passionate people are always ready to stand for their dreams even if no one stand with them. They vote and vote alone for their dreams but never loss their nomination for excellent leadership! Israelmore Ayivor
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To maintain your integrity, be a person who does not violate the principles of the truth. Vote for truth even if you have to vote alone; believe it "your vote will not be lost"! Israelmore Ayivor
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You need to know the constituency you belong to...and that is revealed by your constituents. When your constituents are speaking in public and making of stories, your constituency can be "journalism". Israelmore Ayivor
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Authority confined in you does not make you a leader. It is the authority created by you that makes you influence people with your purpose. Israelmore Ayivor
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Ballot papers do not define leaders. Leadership is defined by conviction, vision, passion and inspiration. Israelmore Ayivor
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Far from being a treatise meant to justify God’s righteousness in unconditional election, Romans 9—11 is a treatise about the incomprehensible mercy and scandalous faithfulness of God towards his creatures, through the crucified and resurrected Jesus Christ. Austin Fischer
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If God absolutely and pretemporally decrees that particular persons shall be saved and others damned, apart from any cooperation of human freedom, then God cannot in any sense intend that all shall be saved, as 1 Timothy 4:10 declares. The promise of glory is conditional on grace being received by faith active in love. Thomas C. Oden
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A “self-leader” is the positively influence you have on yourself and on others without any influence with your titles and positions. You must be able to lead yourself before you can lead others. Israelmore Ayivor
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Some party hack decreed that the peoplehad lost the government's confidenceand could only regain it with redoubled effort. If that is the case, would it not be be simpler, If the government simply dissolved the people And elected another? Bertolt Brecht
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The righteousness of God in His election means, then, that as a righteous Judge God perceives and estimates as such the lost cause of the creature, and that in spite of its opposition He gives sentence in its favour, fashioning for it His own righteousness. Karl Barth
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How is it more for the glory of God to save man irresistibly, than to save him as a free agent, by such grace as he may either concur or resist? John Wesley
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Do I have to give you hair torture to get it out of y Jennifer Lane
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Don't be blurred by impulse, to avoid regrets, refrain from doing things that will make you regret. Michael Bassey Johnson
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Paul Chehade is dedicated to serves the unfortunate, regardless of a person's religion, race, ethnicity, or gender, as a demonstration of God's unconditional love for all people, helping communities worldwide. Ethical junction making choices easy. Paul Chehade
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To vastly improve your country and truly make it great again, start by choosing a better leader. Do not let the media or the establishment make you pick from the people they choose, but instead choose from those they do not pick. Suzy Kassem
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In philosophy seminars, the choice is usually between good and evil. In the real world, however, the choice is often between a bad guy and a worse guy. Dinesh DSouza
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...they say if you don't vote, you get the government you deserve, and if you do, you never get the results you expected. E.a. Bucchianeri
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Good riddance to the blatantly corrupt Democratic Party! Steven Magee
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The security theater we are witnessing in our election system boasting the illusion of security via ‘clunky as heck’ and air gap defense will do nothing against the real and sophisticated adversarial landscape that is zeroing in on our democracy James Scott
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Many members of Isis are not sophisticated attackers. The majority of members do not have a technical background. The UCC is predominately capable of hacking soft targets, such as Twitter accounts, and spreading propaganda or defacing websites James Scott
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If America is to be strong in the future, Americans must see America as home, not divided by race or region. Build American jobs for the future and come together with compassion to solve problems. Phil Mitchell
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Healing in America is being able to call it our home, to build a future for our children, to still believe in tough times, to remember our forefathers, and stepping forward together towards a common solution Phil Mitchell
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This won't stop her from getting elected, " Shane said. "Stupider people get elected all the time. It's America. We love the sleazy. And the crazy." "I would like to think better of us, " Claire said, "but yeah. You're right. Rachel Caine
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No man will ever bring out of that office the reputation which carries him into it. The honeymoon would be as short in that case as in any other, and its moments of ecstasy would be ransomed by years of torment and hatred. Thomas Jefferson
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I love Nigerians becouse they're extra ordinary people they make impossible to be possible. Hamzatribah
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In every 1st October we Nigerians helps very few of us celebrate there independence, very. soon. we will celebrate our own. Hamzatribah
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We are the choice elected few Let all the rest be damned There is room enough in hell for you We won’t have heaven crammed! Roland H. Bainton
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Election has nothing to do with the eternal salvation of individuals but refers instead to God's way of saving nations. It was a major mistake of the Reformation to have decided to follow Augustine in this matter, taking election to refer to grace and salvation. It manages to make bad news out of good news. It casts a deep shadow over the character of God. At it worst, it can lead to awful consequences in terms of pride, arrogance, superiority, and intolerance as the ideology of election takes hold. It causes the church to become, not a sign of the unity of humanity in the love of God, but the sign of favorites in the midst of the enemies of God. Clark H. Pinnock
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From 1960-2015 Nigerians live under the rules of those who are above the law, but from 2015 we hope for a little change, and if there is no change in 2015, only God knows what will happened. Hamzatribah
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I hate neutrality becouse is the worst thing that ever happened Hamzatribah
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Every four years we go through the same cycle of hope and disillusionment. Sheri Holman
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It is, indeed, difficult to conceive how men who have entirely given up the habit of self-government should succeed in making a proper choice of those by whom they are to be governed; and no one will ever believe that a liberal, wise, and energetic government can spring from the suffrages of a subservient people. Alexis De Tocqueville
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Between the black box proprietary code, barebones computers we call voting machines and a mass of completely unqualified election officials, our election system is up for grabs to anybody with even a modest interest and some script kiddie capability. The cyber-kinetic attack surface here is wide open. James Scott
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The collaboration between secretaries of state, election officials and the voting system manufacturers on the matter of enforcing this black box proprietary code secrecy with election systems, is nothing less than the commoditization and monetization of American Democracy James Scott
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You think an Air Gap is a defense? Sofacy, Stuxnet, Uroburos, AirHopper, BitWhisperer and ProjectSauron…enough said! James Scott
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Somehow, people always forget that it's much easier to install a dictator than to remove one Garry Kasparov
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It may be that only when xenophobia stops working as an election winner will the way be cleared for a return to bipartisanship Donald Horne
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Faith is not a meritorious cause of election, but it is constantly attested as the sole condition of salvation. Faith merely receives the merit of atoning grace, instead of asserting its own merit. God places the life-death option before each person, requiring each to choose. The ekletos are those who by grace freely believe. God does not compel or necessitate their choosing. Even after the initial choice of faith is made, they may grieve and quench the Spirit (1 Thessalonians 5:19).Faith is the condition under which God primordially wills the reception of salvation by all. “He chooses us, not because we believe, but that we may believe; lest we should say that we first chose Him” (Augustine). Faith receives the electing love of God not as if it had already become efficacious without faith, but aware that God’s prescience foreknows faith like all else. In accord with ancient ecumenical consent, predestination was carefully defined in centrist Protestant orthodoxy as:' The eternal, divine decree, by which God, from His immense mercy, determined to give His Son as Mediator, and through universal preaching , to offer Him for reception to all men who from eternity He foresaw would fall into sin; also through the Word and Sacraments to confer faith upon all who would not resist; to justify all believers, and besides to renew those using the means of grace; to preserve faith in them until the end of life, and in a word, to save those believing to the end' (Melanchthon). Thomas C. Oden
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Despite the huge crowd, He speaks to His disciples as though no one else is there. Roma Downey
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A silver-tongued charlatan and a half-wit society are made for each other! When these two come together in an election, a great disaster happens: Charlatan comes to power! Mehmet Murat Ildan
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If you are stupid enough not to know the difference between the devil and the angel, you quickly find the devil! This is what happens to most people in democracies just after elections! Mehmet Murat Ildan
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Typically, in politics, more than one horse is owned and managed by the same team in an election. There's always and extra candidate who will slightly mimic the views of their team's opposing horse, to cancel out that person by stealing their votes just so the main horse can win. Elections are puppet shows. Regardless of their rainbow coats and many smiles, the agenda is one and the same. Suzy Kassem
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If a politician wins in a dirty way at election, he will sat in position and works with corruption. Bradley B. Dalina
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They’re called sock puppets. We create armies of artificial online personas — user accounts that espouse views certain interested parties want espoused. We flood forums, online comment sections, social media.. It’s amazing what a few people and a little money can accomplish online. Our puppets have turned whole elections. … Everything the public sees is managed. If there’s a valuable brand to protect — whether it’s a person or a dish soap — these fuckers are out there protecting it, shaping the narrative. I mean… who the hell follows dish soap on Twitter? How does anyone believe that shit’s real? (p. 292-294) . Daniel Suarez
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Every conceivable layer of the election process is completely riddled with vulnerabilities, so yes, hacking elections is easy! James Scott
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We unlearn the art of speaking well when we cease to speak with God. John Calvin
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I wonder how long it takes for these people we elect to forget who they work for? Dan Groat
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In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope? Barack Obama
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People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election. Otto Von Bismarck
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One of the remarkable things about Donald Trump is that he didn't just beat the Progressive establishment - he also beat the Conservative establishment. Two political tribes that dominated Washington for half a century were defeated in the space of one election campaign. Milo Yiannopoulos
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Our children await Christmas presents like politicians getting in election returns: there's the Uncle Fred precinct and the Aunt Ruth district still to come in. Marcelene Cox
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God has called us to be His representatives in our nation and in our world. Select candidates who represent your views and work for their election. James Dobson
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In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of office. And when all else fails, we hold an election and assassinate their character. P. J. ORourke
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Republicans are relentless and they're smart, too - they're not all dumb - and on Election Day, they'll be up at five in the morning. Michael Moore
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Every election matters. Anyone that tells you otherwise doesn't understand politics. That said, not every election sends sweeping messages that are easy to discern, but every election provides lessons worth learning. Chuck Todd
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In the 2000 presidential election, Al Gore got more votes than George W. Bush, but still lost the election. The Supreme Court's ruling in Florida gave Bush that pivotal state, and doomed Gore to lose the Electoral College. That odd scenario - where the candidate with the most votes loses - has happened three times in U.S. history. Juan Williams
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Leadership is not about the next election, it's about the next generation. Simon Sinek
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Leadership can not be measured in a poll or even in the result of an election. It can only be truly seen with the benefit of time. From the perspective of 20 years, not 20 days. Marco Rubio