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“The politician is trained in the art of inexactitude. His words tend to be blunt or rounded, because if they have a cutting edge they may later return to wound him.”

Source: The Spirit of Liberty: Papers and Addresses

“Having five children in six years is the best training in the world for Speaker of the House.”

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Author:Nancy Pelosi

“Everybody knows politics is a contact sport.”

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Author:Barack Obama

“One of the fondest expressions around is that we can't be the world's policeman. But guess who gets called when suddenly someone needs a cop.”

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Author:Colin Powell

“We're not going to fix government until we fix citizenship.”

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Author:Jennifer Pahlka

“The power of the people is much stronger than the people in power.”

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Author:Wael Ghonim

“Take it from me: Elections matter.”

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Author:Al Gore

“Where you stand should not depend on where you sit.”

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Author:Jane Bryant Quinn

“We pick politicians by how they look on TV and Miss America on where she stands on the issues. Isn't that a little backwards?”

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Author:Jay Leno

“Elections are when you have to make a choice. Perfection not often attainable!”

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Author:Rupert Murdoch

“I have not permitted myself, gentlemen, to conclude that I am the best man in the country; but I am reminded, in this connection, of a story of an old Dutch farmer, who remarked to a companion once that "it was not best to swap horses when crossing streams."”

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Author:Abraham Lincoln

“If there is anything that is important to America, it is that you are not a prisoner of the past.”

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Author:David Halberstam

“Congress voted for tougher laws on corporations. So now when a corporation buys a senator, they need a receipt.”

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Author:Jay Leno

“Reality changes words far more than words can ever change reality.”

Reality Inspiration Political Motivation Election Election Day

Author:Mark Forsyth

“If you want to avoid heated arguments, never discuss religion, politics, or whether the toilet paper roll should go over or under.”

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Author:Al Yankovic

“The Forgotten Man is delving away in patient industry, supporting his family, paying his taxes, casting his vote, supporting the church and the school, reading his newspaper, and cheering for the politician of his admiration, but he is the only one for whom there is no provision in the great scramble and the big divide. Such is the Forgotten Man. He works, he votes, generally he prays — but he always pays — yes, above all, he pays.”

“If you really care about starting a movement, have the courage to follow and show others how to follow. And when you find a lone nut doing something great, have the guts to be the first one to stand up and join in.”

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Author:Derek Sivers

“If we're going to get this country out of its current energy situation, we can't just conserve our way out. We can't just drill our way out. We can't bomb our way out. We're going to do it the old-fashioned, American way. We're going to invent our way out, working together.”

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Author:Donald Sadoway

“The Senate decided they will be smoke-free. They ordained that all public areas in the Senate are now smoke-free. However, the senators themselves will still be allowed to blow smoke up each other's asses.”

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Author:Bill Maher

“Walls don't work. ... Instead of building walls to create security, we need to build bridges.”

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Author:James G. Stavridis

“Don't vote, it only encourages them.”

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Author:Billy Connolly

“We have the best congressmen that money can buy.”

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Author:Jo Ann Dearing

“Democracy is the only game in town. The problem is [when] people start to believe that it is not a game worth playing.”

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Author:Ivan Krastev

“Income tax filing and payment day should be moved from April 15th to November 1st so it can be close to election day. People ought to have their tax bills fresh in mind as they go to vote.”

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Author:Steven G. Calabresi

“As the inevitable discussion proceeds in the months ahead, this memo should provide both perspective and a reality check. President Bush's approval numbers will again fall back to more realistic levels fairly quickly. All were quite successful on Election Day.”

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Author:Matthew Dowd

“If the World Series runs until election day, the networks will run the first one-half inning and project the winner.”

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Author:Lindsey Nelson

“Since the majority is always wrong, might we try one election day where all the losers take office?”

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Author:Robert Breault

“You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.”

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Author:Mario Cuomo

“Stay home on Election Day ... for the sake of the nation”

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Author:Sean Hannity

“I can't let important policy decisions hinge on the fact that an election is coming up every 90 days.”

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Author:Gerhard Schroder

“I think the voters believe that when you become president of the United States, you have a higher obligation and a higher standard than anybody in the world. And if you violate that standard, they're going to remember it on election day.”

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Author:Bob Dole

“I am grateful for the support of those who want to see more women in Congress to better represent our country and provide leadership and solutions to DC. Ron Barber has been asleep at the switch on issues that are extremely important to Southern Arizona, such as fighting for the A-10 and Davis-Monthan. That is why Nancy Pelosi is stepping in to try to save his job in November. Sometimes the best man for the job is a woman that is why I fully intend on replacing Congressman Barber on Election Day.”

“If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.”

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Charles Darwin (Illustrated)

“The things that have made America great are being subverted for the things that make Americans rich.”

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Author:Louise Erickson

“Elections belong to the people. It's their decision.”

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Author:Abraham Lincoln

“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.”

“A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.”

“I always stand out by the voting lines on Election Day, and I can't tell you how many people say, 'I've never voted for a Democrat in my life, but I'm splitting my ticket for you.' They're more engaged and thoughtful than we give them credit for.”

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Author:Wendy Davis

“Survey data suggest that war has become more unpopular. The majority of the American people now think it was a mistake, in a shift away from the 51 percent that endorsed it on Election Day. Admittedly this is only a small change in the population, from a majority to a minority. Nor do the changers earn grace for their new opinions. They still endorsed the war on Election Day and are still responsible for it.”

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Author:Andrew Greeley

“We have a system that allows us to manage a free and fair election, free of fraud, free of intimidation, and that's what we delivered on election day, and we're very very proud of it.”

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Author:Ken Blackwell

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