Famous quotes containing the words state and/or election:
“The state is a creation of nature and man is by nature a political animal.”
—Aristotle (384–323 B.C.)
“In the past, as now, Haiti’s curse has been her politicians. There are still too many men of influence in the country who believe that a national election is a mandate from the people to build themselves a big new house in Petionville and Kenscoff and a trip to Paris.”
—Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960)