Ballot/history

Famous quotes containing the words ballot and/or history:

“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)

“It’s a very delicate surgical operation—to cut out the heart without killing the patient. The history of our country, however, is a very tough old patient, and we’ll do the best we can.”
—Dudley Nichols, U.S. screenwriter. Jean Renoir. Sorel (Philip Merivale)