Public Choice Quotes

It's the public which decides its Chief Minister. We live in a democracy.

As the legislature of my state has thought proper to bring my name forward without consulting me, I mean to be silent, and let the people do as seemeth unto them.

The people decide who's No. 1, the best in boxing.

The only law Washington can be counted on to respect: It is the law of dispersed costs but concentrated benefits

I have a CBE, and I accepted it with glee because it's not bestowed on you by the royal family; it's not bestowed on you by the government; you have to be nominated by the public.

I think if progressives stay at this, continue at the grassroots level to make the case that all Americans should have choice, all Americans ought to be able to hold insurance companies accountable, I think we will have 60 votes in the United States Senate for a strong bill.

Presidents cannot always kick evil-minded persons out of the front door. Such persons are often selected by the electors to represent them.

Listen, we elected Warren G. Harding. Anybody has a chance.

Political elections are not life and death.

It seems to me that the surest way to remove from the stage really undesirable plays, is for the public to refuse to go to see them. Censorship by law has always seemed to me too difficult and complicated where art of any kind is concerned.

The minute you take away somebody the public's voting for, you're screwing with the program. There's no logic to it.

The real issue for the public is to figure out which narrative do we want. We can have a bigger government, if that's the public's choice. It'll just require higher taxes on every American. Do you want that, or do you want smaller government, smaller taxes?

Winning an award is a great feeling but winning the Vodafone Crossword Popular Choice Award is particularly exhilarating because it is based upon public voting. I find it a strange quirk of fate that Chanakya's Chant, a political tale, should end up winning an election!

I'm a big believer that we get the politicians we deserve.

If the people should elect, they will never fail to prefer some man of distinguished character, or services; some man, if he might so speak of continental reputation.

Democracy means decision by those concerned.

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

I think the important thing is that there be plenty of newspapers, with plenty of different people controlling them, so that there are a variety of viewpoints, so there is a choice for the public. This is the freedom of the press that is needed.

I'm going to support the candidate that the voters chose. The voters get to choose who's best to represent them.

You can't say the public likes generic characters. Give others a chance, go for a more rooted and honest characterisation, take some risk, and then let the public choose.

The public always picks quality.

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I believe that the decisions which govern all our lives, the laws we must all obey, and the taxes we must all pay should be decided by people we choose and who we can throw out if we want change.

It is more important to engage the public positively with choice and competition to everyone than to be directed into a benefit for a minority.

As is the case with politicians, actors are chosen by people.