#vote

As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by destroying it. Words are to confuse, so that at election time people will solemnly vote against their own interests. ↗

— Gore Vidal

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Fifty percent of people won't vote, and fifty percent don't read newspapers. I hope it's the same fifty percent. ↗

— Gore Vidal

#fifty percent #hope #i #newspapers #people

The Senate needs 60 votes to pass anything. They have to compromise with liberal Democrats to spend more money. Even though arguably we have control of the Senate, we really don't. ↗

— Steve Chabot

#arguably #compromise #control #democrats #even

When George Bush asked me to sign on, it obviously wasn't because he was worried about carrying Wyoming. We got 70 percent of the vote in Wyoming, although those three electoral votes turned out to be pretty important last time around. ↗

— Dick Cheney

#although #around #asked #because #bush

Today we voted as Democrats and Republicans. Tomorrow we begin again as New Yorkers. ↗

— Hillary Clinton

#begin #democrats #new #new yorkers #republicans

I'm cute - and God I hate that. Because that's not cool. I'm like your niece, and nobody wants to date their niece. It's the chubby cheeks. The whole reason people voted for me on American Idol is because I'm an everyday, normal girl. ↗

— Kelly Clarkson

#american #american idol #because #cheeks #chubby

Your every voter, as surely as your chief magistrate, exercises a public trust. ↗

— Grover Cleveland

#chief #every #exercises #magistrate #public

I hope that young people will also look to politics as a vehicle to not only have their voices heard, but actually to be the change makers that they want to see. They are disaffected, understandably, but I hope that young people will not only turn out to vote but also run for office. ↗

— Chelsea Clinton

#also #change #heard #hope #i

When my father announced his campaign for president on Oct. 3, 1991, I had already cast my vote in favor of his candidacy. ↗

— Chelsea Clinton

#announced #campaign #candidacy #cast #father

No matter what you think about the Iraq war, there is one thing we can all agree on for the next days - we have to salute the courage and bravery of those who are risking their lives to vote and those brave Iraqi and American soldiers fighting to protect their right to vote. ↗

— Hillary Clinton

#agree #american #american soldiers #brave #bravery