Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody.

Franklin P. Adams

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Elections Political theory Politics

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Franklin P. Adams

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Nods and Becks

Language

English

Time

1944 1940s 20th century

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United States

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Adams, Franklin P. Nods and Becks. Whittlesey House, 1944.

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What is morality in any given time or place? It is what the majority then and there happen to like, and immorality is what they dislike.

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Moral relativism Moral theory Morality
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Alfred North Whitehead
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English
Time
1941 1940s 20th century
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Whitehead, Alfred North. Dialogues of Alfred North Whitehead, edited by Lucien Price. David. R. Godine, 2008, ch. 22. Originally from dialogue with Lucien Price, 30 Aug. 1941.

Another quote about Politics

An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.

George Eliot

Felix Holt, the Radical

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Campaign promises Politics and lies Political campaigns Elections Politics
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Felix Holt

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George Eliot
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Felix Holt, the Radical
Medium
Novel
Language
English
Time
1866 1860s 19th century
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Original Citation

Eliot, George. Felix Holt, the Radical. Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons, 1866, ch. 5.

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Eliot, George. Felix Holt, the Radical, edited by Lynda Mugglestone. Penguin Classics, 1995, ch. 5.

Another quote from 1944

History is written by the winners.

George Orwell

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History

Author

George Orwell
Source
As I Please Tribune
Medium
Article Newspaper
Language
English
Time
1944 1940s 20th century
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Original Citation

Orwell, George. "As I Please." Tribune, 4 Feb. 1944.

Current Citation

Orwell, George. "As I Please." The Collected Essays, Journalism And Letters Of George Orwell, vol. 3: As I Please 1943-1945, edited by Sonia Orwell and Ian Angus. David R. Godine, 2004, no 18.