“For too long we've been told about "us" and "them." Each and every election we see a new slate of arguments and ads telling us that "they" are the problem, not "us." But there can be no "them" in America. There's only us.”
Bill Clinton
“Without general elections, without unrestricted freedom of press and assembly, without a free struggle of opinion, life dies out in every public institution, becomes a mere semblance of life, in which only the bureaucracy remains as the active element. Public life gradually falls asleep, a few dozen party leaders of inexhaustible energy and boundless experience direct and rule. Such conditions must inevitably cause a brutalization of public life: attempted assassinations, shootings of hostages, etc.”
Rosa Luxemburg
“They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this facility of free election. You tend to lose the habit.”
Chinua Achebe
“I will feel equality has arrived when we can elect to office women who are as incompetent as some of the men who are already there”
Maureen Reagan
“But in an American election, there are no losers, because whether or not our candidates are successful, the next morning we all wake up as Americans. And that -- that is the greatest privilege and the most remarkable good fortune that can come to us on earth.”
Senator John Kerry
“Elections without any opposition and with low turnout aren't good for anyone, not least the government, which should evaluate the anti-democratic impact.”
Teodoro Petkoff
“Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody.”
Franklin Pierce Adams
