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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
@johnfitzgeraldkennedy· Democratic · MA· Oct 23, 1960

We are up early and up late, and we are not going to slumber or rest until November 8, when the Democrats are given the lead.

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Eisenhower
@eisenhower· Republican · KS· Sep 20, 1956

The first step toward the losing of our freedoms is refusing to exercise the freedom to vote.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Sep 30, 1952

The power of the Government of the United States is in the people, and when you don't exercise that franchise which the Constitution guarantees you, and you get bad government, you have nobody but yourselves to blame for it.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Oct 20, 1936

The seeds of fear cannot bear fruit in the polling booth.

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Calvin Coolidge
@calvincoolidge· Republican · VT· Jan 21, 1929

It is never possible to make much of a determination in advance of what the action of the Senate will be relative to the time of securing a vote on any question that is pending there.

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Rutherford B. Hayes
@rutherfordbhayes· Republican · OH· Apr 28, 1879

No military or naval officer, or other person engaged in the civil, military, or naval service of the United States, shall order, bring, keep, or have under his authority or control any troops or armed men at the place where any general or…

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