George J. Mitchell Quotes

The Sovereign is no other than the vote of the people.

If we believe in a democratic system, we have to accept the will of the people.

We love the ability of the people to influence the actions of decision-makers, of lawmakers and presidents to be removed from or elevated to office by the will of voters, and of the community to connect amongst diverse populations through the ballot box.

My government will respect the will of the people.

Although elections are not perfect tools for democracy, they reinforce the relationship between the people and their leaders, empowering citizens to remove and replace their governments in a peaceful and orderly manner. The only basis for a peaceful society is providing people with the opportunity to express their opinions and their will, and elections are instrumental in doing so.

Democracy is more than just election day.

What we are seeing here is democracy in action.

Let The People Rule

In this country the government responds to the people, not the other way around.

If we could, somehow, get a vote of the people of Tennessee and have it result properly, it would be worth more to us than a battle gained. How long before we can get such a vote?

The people should choose whom they please to govern them.

It is not suffrage that gives life to democracy; it is our democratic society that gives life to suffrage.

Let the People Rule!

I have always said that I believe in the people's right to vote on an issue.

I love voting day. I love the sight of my fellow citizens lining up to make their voices heard.

Let the people decide whom to vote for, who has more authority. And only people, only our citizens, are able to place the final emphasis, voting for this or that person or political force, or rejecting it. That's democracy.

All free governments are managed by the combined wisdom and folly of the people.

Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed.

The way people in democracies think of the government as something different from themselves is a real handicap. And, of course, sometimes the government confirms their opinion.

Let the people think they govern and they will be governed.

As long as we're in a democracy, I have to give what I think the majority of people will enjoy.

In a democracy, supposedly we hold power by what we do at the ballot box, so therefore the more we know about political power the better our choices should be and the better, in theory, our democracy should be.

The whole thing about elections in Liberia - it's not about the way you take care of people, it's not about the heart, it's about education, according to the perception of some people.

Unlike any other nation, here the people rule, and their will is the supreme law.

Elections belong to the people. It is their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.