Political Quotes

“I care about the future of this institution, but right now, I care more about the future of our democracy. Our country has been the bedrock for democracies around the world. It has been the gold standard by which other countries wishing to achieve transparency and validation of their governments, have asked us to come and witness their elections. Let's not forget what is great about a democracy. The power rests with the people. And when you have an election, it is the people who have spoken. So whether it was F.D.R. and the New Deal, or Ronald Reagan declaring ``Morning in America,'' the people had spoken, and the country went about the change that was implemented because of free and fair elections. Trust me, there are countries who are jealous of this. They obviously run their countries by other means. They are less stable, and they are less egalitarian. And yet, if we think of the many great advantages of a democracy, nothing says it better than the people have spoken. Yet now, we have a former President of the United States, Donald Trump, who has dared to say and continues to say the people haven't spoken. Donald Trump is not just like the guy at a football game who doesn't like the referee's calls. Donald Trump has taken it to a whole new level of basically, without evidence, saying his team didn't lose the game. Can you imagine an NFL or college football structure where the coach says, ``I don't like the ref's call. My team didn't lose the game.…”