A Quote by George Jean Nathan

Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote.

George Jean Nathan

Quote Topics

Good Bad Citizens Elected Good Citizen Good Citizens Officials Vote

Quote Author

George Jean Nathan
American - Editor
February 14, 1882 - April 8, 1958

Some politician some years ago said that bad officials are elected by good voters who do not vote.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Our elected officials must understand that we, the American people, expect them to perform the duties of their office, even when that means working with other elected officials from different parties.

Reid Hoffman

People should hold elected officials accountable for how they vote. Period.

Jimmy Gomez

We think there's nothing like sunlight to mobilize and energize citizens to demand change of their elected officials.

Charles Best

Why will our elections be universal?Because all citizens, excluding those deprived of vote by court, will have the right to vote and the right to be elected.

Joseph Stalin

One vote. That's a big weapon you have there, Mister. In 1948, just one additional vote in each precinct would have elected Dewey. In 1960, one vote in each precinct in Illinois would have elected Nixon. One vote.

Paul Harvey

The public wants elected officials who have character. The public wants elected officials who are willing to stand up and say things, even if they don't agree with them.

Michael Bloomberg

Ensuring that high quality water is provided to all Arizona's citizens is the responsibility of elected officials at all levels and I am happy to do all I can to assist the city's efforts.

J. D. Hayworth

I promise that as a president elected in a direct popular vote, I will try to be the voice of all citizens.

Milos Zeman

While there continues to be differences, the important point is that all citizens and elected officials use democratic and legal avenues for solving those differences.

Boris Trajkovski

Letting non-citizens vote jeopardizes our principles as a nation. They vote only for entitlement, not for their own responsibility as citizens.

Charlie Kirk

Only native male citizens with a wife and children, a property, and a military rank should be allowed to vote and be elected for office.

Varg Vikernes

Billionaires and corporations buy and sell politicians, while citizens struggle to exercise their right to vote or hold their elected representatives to account.

Mehdi Hasan

We should all laugh more at our elected officials - it's good for us and good for them.

Molly Ivins

Elected officials shouldn’t get to choose who gets to choose elected officials.

Lewis Black

My sense was that most of the elected officials in Washington - in their heart of hearts - really believe that the system can't be too bad because it produced them.

DeForest Soaries

A Quote by George Jean Nathan

Quote Topics

Quote Author

Related Quotes

Related Authors