List Of United States Presidential Candidates
The first US presidential election was held in 1789, followed by the second in 1792. Presidential elections have been held every four years thereafter.
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“A man’s interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry list of the fauna and flora of a town.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Weigh what loss your honor may sustain
If with too credent ear you list his songs,
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To his unmastered importunity.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“The Federated Republic of Europe—the United States of Europe—that is what must be. National autonomy no longer suffices. Economic evolution demands the abolition of national frontiers. If Europe is to remain split into national groups, then Imperialism will recommence its work. Only a Federated Republic of Europe can give peace to the world.”
—Leon Trotsky (1879–1940)
“How many people in the United States do you think will be willing to go to war to free Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania?”
—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)
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—Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906)
“Which one of the three candidates would you want your daughter to marry?”
—H. Ross Perot (b. 1930)