Free Election Quotes
On democracy, historic votes, and the freedom to choose.
These free election quotes mostly look back at historic votes held after long periods without genuine democratic choice, describing the significance of citizens finally being able to cast a ballot. Several reflect on how fragile a first election can be when a country is still finding its political footing.
Last month, the Iraqi people went to the polls, voting in their first free election in more than 50 years.
On Jan. 30, millions of Iraqis will cast ballots in the country's first fair and free election in decades, marking continued progress in Iraq's transition toward a country built on the pillars of democracy and freedom for all.
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Sometimes the results of a first free election will find the moderates so poorly organized that extreme groups can eke out a victory, as Hamas did when it gained a 44-to-41 percent margin in the Palestinian election of 2006.
Surely no issue unites us more than our appreciation for our military personnel who are bringing aid to devastated countries, defending us against terrorism, and fighting to make a free election possible in Iraq.
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One quote also honors military personnel who help create the conditions that make a free vote possible, connecting the idea of democracy to the sacrifices made to protect it.
