Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good.

Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good.

... the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his read more

... the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.

We'd all like t' vote fer th' best man, but he's never a candidate.

We'd all like t' vote fer th' best man, but he's never a candidate.

There can no longer be anyone too poor to vote.

There can no longer be anyone too poor to vote.

Your every voter, as surely as your chief magistrate, exercises a public trust.

Your every voter, as surely as your chief magistrate, exercises a public trust.

When he first ran for office, he appealed to the voters: "I never stole anything in my life. All I read more

When he first ran for office, he appealed to the voters: "I never stole anything in my life. All I ask is a chance.".

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is read more

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.

It makes no difference who you vote for - the two parties are really one party representing four percent of read more

It makes no difference who you vote for - the two parties are really one party representing four percent of the people.