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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.
Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote.
Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote.
The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebble
to vote.
The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebble
to vote.
The biggest danger for a politician is to shake hands with a man who is physically stronger, has been drinking read more
The biggest danger for a politician is to shake hands with a man who is physically stronger, has been drinking and is voting for the other guy.
I always voted at my party's call,
And I never thought of thinking of myself at all.
I always voted at my party's call,
And I never thought of thinking of myself at all.
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.
I court not the votes of the fickle mob.
[Lat., Non ego ventosae plebis suffragia venor.]
I court not the votes of the fickle mob.
[Lat., Non ego ventosae plebis suffragia venor.]
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.
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).