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Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.
Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.
Our elections are free - it's in the results where eventually we pay.
Our elections are free - it's in the results where eventually we pay.
Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good.
Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good.
When he first ran for office, he appealed to the voters: "I never stole anything in my life. All I read more
When he first ran for office, he appealed to the voters: "I never stole anything in my life. All I ask is a chance.".
You can milk a cow the wrong way once and still be a farmer, but vote the wrong way on read more
You can milk a cow the wrong way once and still be a farmer, but vote the wrong way on a water tower and you can be in trouble.
... the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his read more
... the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.
When a fellow tells me he's bipartisan, I know he's going to vote against me.
When a fellow tells me he's bipartisan, I know he's going to vote against me.
We'd all like t' vote fer th' best man, but he's never a candidate.
We'd all like t' vote fer th' best man, but he's never a candidate.
Vote for the man who promises least--he'll be the least disappointing.
Vote for the man who promises least--he'll be the least disappointing.