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    Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly succeed, and are right

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If voting changed anything, they'd abolish it.

If voting changed anything, they'd abolish it.

by Andrew Lack Found in: Voting Quotes,
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Democrats are the only reason to vote for Republicans

Democrats are the only reason to vote for Republicans

by Will Rogers Found in: Voting Quotes,
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The people who cast the votes don't decide an election, the people who count the votes do.

The people who cast the votes don't decide an election, the people who count the votes do.

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Anything important is never left to the vote of the people. We only get to vote on some man; we read more

Anything important is never left to the vote of the people. We only get to vote on some man; we never get to vote on what he is to do.

by Will Rogers Found in: Voting Quotes,
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Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of read more

Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual).

by Ayn Rand Found in: Voting Quotes,
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The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls read more

The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men.

by Lyndon B. Johnson Found in: Voting Quotes,
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All voting is a sort of gaming, like checkers or backgammon, with a slight moral tinge to it, a playing read more

All voting is a sort of gaming, like checkers or backgammon, with a slight moral tinge to it, a playing with right and wrong.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Voting Quotes,
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Don't buy a single vote more than necessary.

Don't buy a single vote more than necessary.

by Douglas Jerrold Found in: Voting Quotes,
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Democracy is a beautiful thing, except for that part about letting just any old yokel vote.

Democracy is a beautiful thing, except for that part about letting just any old yokel vote.

by Unknown Found in: Voting Quotes,
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