David Cameron Quotes

In a democracy you [politicians] have to let the press and the people give you crap.

There are elections in which everyone knows that 'the people have spoken' but they don't always know exactly what the people have said. This November's election was different. Not only did the people speak, they spoke clearly.

We have work to do, and Tuesday Americans sent Washington a clear message - get the job done.

If we had a consensus we wouldn't have to go to a referendum.

Any politician in a democracy has to be mindful of public opinion.

Only the people who elected the President -- only those people -- can determine the President's fate.

There is a character of mind which does not look up to any one; which thinks no other person's opinion much better than its own, or nearly so good as that of a hundred or a thousand persons like itself. Where this is the turn of mind of the electors, they will elect no one who is not or at least who does not profess to be, the image of their own sentiments, and will continue him no longer than while he reflects those sentiments in his conduct.

My column showed you into office and my column can show you out again

The problem for a politician of listening to the people, is that they don’t always agree.

I have been defeated for election often enough to know that the majority can be wrong.

I have never seen a poll elect anyone

We politicians are no great shakes, but you voters are no day at the beach.

When I represented the people of Texas I voted the way they wanted. If I should be president I would represent the people of the United States and my actions would reflect their views.

I do think you need to listen to the voters.

Polls can change; people's opinions can change. Voting intentions can change, and I think it would be a silly leader, a silly political party, that would assume that we have it sewn up.

The American people have now spoken, but it's going to take a little while to determine what they've said.

We're not gonna misread our mandate.

No minister ever stood, or could stand, against public opinion.

I think the American people should express their preferences, and we'll accept their choice.

There were a number of referendums in '98 that most of the things I voted for passed. That's very satisfying when you feel that most of the country is in step with your views.

One of the nuisances of the ballot is that when the oracle has spoken you never know what it means.

To make democracy work, we must be a notion of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.

In government offices which are sensitive to the vehemence and passion of mass sentiment public men have no sure tenure. They are in effect perpetual office seekers, always on trial for their political lives, always required to court their restless constituents.

I believe in the critical importance of participating in the political system - from voting to standing for election. It's both rewarding and necessary that men and women of good will and clear thinking engage in honest, open debate.

The winner of the elections which saw the participation of almsot 30 million people was the Iranian nation and the losers were those who tried to keep people away from the polls.