Dwight D. Eisenhower
Military Leader, Politician
"Some politician some years ago said that bad officials are elected by good voters who do not vote."
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Voters
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Katharine Hepburn
Actress
"You politicians remain professional because the voters remain amateur."
Rich Lowry
Political Commentator
"Bill Clinton was a liberal who could appeal to conservative-leaning Bubba voters."
Gracie Allen
Actress, Comedian
"A platform is something a candidate stands for and the voters fall for."
Conan O'Brien
Television Host, Comedian
"A new presidential poll reveals that Democrats have the edge among voters under 30. The good news for Republicans is that there's only six people under 30 who actually vote."
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"Voters decide nothing. Vote counters decide everything!"
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"Exxon, Coca-Cola, BHP Billiton and News Corporation have much more say in organising the global agenda than the planet's 5 billion mature-age voters without a ballot box."
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"Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us."
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"Have you or haven't you built a good school? Haven't you improved living conditions? Aren't you a bureaucrat? Have you helped to make our labor more effective, our life more cultured? Such will be the criteria with which millions of voters will approach candidates, casting away those who are unfit, striking them off lists, advancing better ones, nominating them for elections."
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"For voters what matters is what government actually delivers for them."
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"Applause, mingled with boos and hisses, is about all that the average voter is able or willing to contribute to public life."
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"The internet makes it much easier for politicians to communicate directly with voters - think of the interest when David [Cameron] launched WebCameron, or Tony Blair's rather embarrassing attempt to catch up on YouTube."
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"Our march to freedom is irreversible. We must not allow fear to stand in our way. Universal suffrage on a common voters' roll in a united, democratic and non-racial South Africa is the only way to peace and racial harmony."
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"In the end, Tuesday's vote represented a repudiation of virtually every notion Democrats embraced in recent weeks as they tried to disregard the growing evidence that they were headed for a historic defeat. Now, the vote is in, and the voters' message can no longer be discounted."
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"They appear to have had a higher voter turnout in Iraq than we did in our recent federal elections, and we didnt have terrorists threatening to kill our families if we voted."
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"Reputation is but a synonym of popularity: dependent on suffrage, to be increased or diminished at the will of the voters."
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"If you want a good argument against democracy, spend five minutes with a voter."
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"While Republican voters have remained universally supportive of their President, Democrats and Independents are returning to a more naturally critical stance."
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"The people who cast the votes decide nothing; the people who count the votes decide everything."
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"In the United States, if 43 percent of eligible voters do not vote, then democracy is weakened."
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"Television is such a staple of modern society that for most voters, it's not real unless it's on the tube."
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"It is not the qualified voters, but the qualified voters who choose to vote, that constitute political power."
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"The morality of a [political] party must grow out of the conscience and the participation of the voters."
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"A voter without a ballot is like a soldier without a bullet."
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"I'm a single-issue voter, to get straight to the point. I'm really only interested in the candidate who's toughest and least apologetic when it comes to the confrontation with Islamic Jihadism."
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