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The people are fed up with their elected officials playing the blame game and treating their political counterparts as enemies. ↗

— Carl Lewis

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I Kenneth Robert Livingstone, having been elected to the office of mayor of London, declare that I take that office upon myself, and will duly and faithfully fulfil the duties of it to the best of my judgement and ability. ↗

— Kenneth Robert Livingstone

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In politics women type the letters, lick the stamps, distribute the pamphlets and get out the vote. Men get elected. ↗

— Clare Boothe Luce

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The principles behind explaining and educating the product or the elected official is similar, even though the actual execution of it is very, very different. ↗

— Frank Luntz

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It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen. ↗

— George MacDonald

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What Canada has to do is to have a government connected to the priorities of the people of which it is elected to serve. Those priorities include ensuring medicare is sustainable, support for the military, and tax and justice systems that work. ↗

— Peter MacKay

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If something is being done on a secret basis in national security, that's a great reason for elected officials to not talk about it. And that's a great way to shirk accountability for it with the public. ↗

— Rachel Maddow

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Beauty and fullness of tone can be achieved by having the whole orchestra play with high clarinets and a carefully selected number of piccolos. ↗

— Gustav Mahler

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Presidents are elected not by direct popular vote but by 538 members of the Electoral College. ↗

— Thomas E. Mann

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I am First Lady by accident. I was not elected by the people but here I am. ↗

— Imelda Marcos

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