Elections

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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

Speaker

Felix Holt

Author

George Eliot

Source

Felix Holt, the Radical

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1866 1860s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

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

Current Citation

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

Free election of masters does not abolish the masters or the slaves.

Herbert Marcuse

One-Dimensional Man

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Topic

Limits of democracy Elections Democracy

Author

Herbert Marcuse

Source

One-Dimensional Man

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Marcuse, Herbert. One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society. Beacon Press, 1964, ch. 1.

The American people have spoken-but it's going to take a little while to determine exactly what they said.

Bill Clinton

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Elections American politics Politics

Speaker

Bill Clinton

Language

English

Time

2000 2000s 20th century

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Citation

Clinton, Bill. Comment on 2000 presidential election. 8 Nov. 2000, The White House, Washington, DC, USA.

Elections of any kind are fucking bourgeois affectation.

Milk

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Elections Democracy Politics

Speaker

Cleve Jones

Actor

Emile Hirsch

Source

Milk

Medium

Film

Genre

Biography (film) Biography

Language

English

Time

2008 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Milk. Directed by Gus Van Sant. Axon Films/Groundswell Productions/Jinks/Cohen Company, 2008.

Yet in all our rejoicing let us neither express, nor cherish, any harsh feeling towards any citizen who, by his vote, has differed with us. Let us at all times remember that all American citizens are brothers of a common country, and should dwell together in the bonds of fraternal feeling.

Abraham Lincoln

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Topic

Political polarization Political reconciliation Elections Politics

Speaker

Abraham Lincoln

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1860 1860s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. Remarks in Illinois. 20 Nov. 1860, Springfield, IL, USA.

Current Citation

Abraham Lincoln. "Remarks at Springfield, Illinois, November 20, 1860." The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, edited by Roy P. Basler. Vol. 4, Rutgers University Press, 1955.

Next Tuesday all of you will go to the polls, will stand there in the polling place and make a decision. I think when you make that decision it might be well if you would ask yourself: Are you better off than you were four years ago?

Ronald Reagan

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Elections American politics

Speaker

Ronald Reagan

Medium

Political debate

Language

English

Time

1980 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Reagan, Ronald. Spoken during presidential campaign debate. Campaign debate. 28 Oct. 1980, Music Hall, Cleveland, OH, USA.

The natural cure for an ill-administration, in a popular or representative constitution, is a change of men.

Alexander Hamilton

Federalist 21

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Elections Political theory Politics

Author

Alexander Hamilton

Source

Federalist 21 The Federalist Papers

Medium

Essay

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1787 1780s 18th century

Era

American Revolutionary Period

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Hamilton, Alexander [published as Publius]. "Federalist No. 21: Other Defects of the Present Confederation." Independent Journal, 12 Dec. 1787.

Current Citation

Hamilton, Alexander. "No. 21: Other defects of present confederation.--Hamilton." The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, edited by Robert Scigliano. The Modern Library, 2001.

We should be unfaithful to ourselves if we should ever lose sight of the danger to our liberties if anything partial or extraneous should infect the purity of our free, fair, virtuous, and independent elections.

John Adams

Inaugural Address of John Adams

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Elections American politics

Speaker

John Adams

Source

Inaugural Address of John Adams Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1797 1790s 18th century

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Citation

Adams, John. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1797, House Chamber, Congress Hall, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Upon one point there is entire unanimity in public sentiment—that conflicting claims to the Presidency must be amicably and peaceably adjusted, and that when so adjusted the general acquiescence of the nation ought surely to follow.

Rutherford B. Hayes

Inaugural Address of Rutherford B. Hayes

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Elections American politics

Speaker

Rutherford B. Hayes

Source

Inaugural Address of Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1877 1870s 19th century

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Citation

Hayes, Rutherford B. "Inaugural Address." 5 Mar. 1877, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

You see, I believe in the voters. They understand that elections aren't just popularity contests. They know this country was built by people just like me who work very hard and don't have everything handed to them on a silver spoon.

Election

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Topic

Elections Democracy

Speaker

Tracy Flick

Actor

Reese Witherspoon

Source

Election

Medium

Film

Genre

Black comedy Drama (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Election. Directed by Alexander Payne. MTV Productions and Bona Fide Productions, 1999.

We are not the masters. The people are the masters. We are the servants of the people... What the electorate gives, the electorate can take away.

Tony Blair

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Elections Democracy Political theory Politics

Speaker

Tony Blair

Source

Speeches of Tony Blair

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1997 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Blair, Tony. Addressing Labour MPs on the first day of the new Parliment. 7 May 1977, Palace of Westminster, London, England, UK.

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

Author

Franklin P. Adams

Source

Nods and Becks

Language

English

Time

1944 1940s 20th century

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Citation

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