#election

Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

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Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

#corrupt #democracy #election #few #incompetent

I'm not overly alarmist about it, but I do think there are some worrying signs, like the growing accumulation of wealth by a very small proportion of the population, plus elections in the US are much more dominated by money than anywhere else calling itself a democracy. ↗

— Peter Singer

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When religious leaders get involved in elections, it is usually with a reactionary social agenda. ↗

— Elizabeth Joan Smith

#elections #get #involved #leaders #reactionary

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

— Joseph Stalin

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Nevertheless, I don't hesitate to say that elections in Germany are decided in the center, not on the fringes and not in the accumulation of minority interests. ↗

— Peer Steinbruck

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The elections in Iraq are a victory for freedom and the Iraqi people, and a blow to the transnational network of terrorists who have tried to prevent this day from happening. ↗

— Jim Talent

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Where annual elections end where slavery begins. ↗

— John Quincy Adams

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It seems to me that if Mr. Obama wins the presidential election, then Messrs. Farrakhan, Wright, Ayers and Pfleger will gain power for their need to demoralize this country and help create a socialist America. ↗

— Jon Voight

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I have never lost an election yet. I am a winner. Let's just say that. ↗

— Henrique Capriles Radonski

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