John Mortimer Quotes

You have to have been a Republican to know how good it is to be a Democrat.

I used to vote Democrat.

I became a Republican in 1951, the first year I could vote.

I believe I have voted for both Democrats and Republicans. Am I either one? Absolutely not. Ladies and gentlemen, I am an American.

Throughout out history, when people have looked for new ways to solve their problems, and to uphold the principles of this nation, many times they have turned to political parties. They have often turned to the Democratic Party.

I have considered voting Conservative because I am so against the Labour party.

The Arab individual does not elect from among people of different opinions who represent different currents. The Arab is accustomed to voting according to pre-determined concepts. Whoever represents this pre-determined concept... The nationalist will vote for a nationalist, and the communist will vote for a communist. These are all types of religious sects. The tribal and sectarian structure has not disintegrated, and has not melted down into the new structure of democracy and the democratic option.

Historically, cohesive political parties have been the glue that enables democratic political systems like ours to make the decisions needed to govern.

I have always felt that for local offices in a small place, where everybody knows everyone else, the vote should be more a question of the man than one of party allegiance.

Parties perform, to some degree, at least three functions in a democratic government. They recruit candidates, mobilize voters, and assemble power within the formal government.

I'm a Labour party supporter, but I'm also a democrat.

You're not just voting for an individual, in my judgment, you're voting for an agenda. You're voting for a platform. You're voting for a political philosophy.

I'm proud to be a Democrat, and I feel pretty strongly that the country would be better off with Democrats in charge.

I want to be part of something that can offer British people something to vote for.

I don't always vote in general elections, but I think I've always voted Labour.

I voted Republican this year; the Democrats left a bad taste in my mouth.

I have always voted for who I believed was the best person.

There are ways to pursue political change. In a democracy, it's through the ballot box. There are other ways, and many democracies have many different systems of democracy.

By 2000, politics will simply fade away. We will not see any political parties.

I've been a Democrat all my life.

Among many other reforms, Australians pioneered the secret ballot and universal suffrage.

I think for voters what matters is the values that drive the government.

I understand why people do vote on the conservative side of the ticket because people have a tendency to go for strong governments when really, from an idealistic point of view, it's a bad thing.

If I was to say what I am, I'd be a Labour man. I like Tony Blair a lot, I think he's a good man. And in America I'd definitely be a Democrat; I'd never be a Republican.

I think that when Americans go to vote, states should not list what party the candidates are affiliated with. That would require voters to actually think and get to know a candidate instead of voting for their favorite gang. 'Oh, this guy is a Republican, so he must be good.'