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“VOTE, n. The instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.” Ambrose Bierce, “The Devil's Dictionary” - 1911

“We want the will of the people, not the votes of the people; and to give a man a vote against his will is to make voting more valuable than the democracy it declares.” G. K. Chesterton, “What's Wrong with the World” - 1910

“Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead.” G. K. Chesterton, “Orthodoxy” - 1908

“A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.” Theodore Roosevelt, “Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography” - 1913

“Give women the vote, and in five years there will be a crushing tax on bachelors.” George Bernard Shaw, “Man and Superman” - 1903

“The major disadvantage of the proposed negative income tax is its political implications. It establishes a system under which taxes are imposed on some to pay subsidies to others. And presumably, these others have a vote.” Milton Friedman, “Capitalism and Freedom” - 1962

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G. K. Chesterton (2)
George Bernard Shaw (1)
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Man and Superman (1)
What's Wrong with the World (1)
Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography (1)
The Devil's Dictionary (1)
Capitalism and Freedom (1)
Orthodoxy (1)