Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody.

Franklin P. Adams

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Elections Political theory Politics

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Franklin P. Adams

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Nods and Becks

Language

English

Time

1944 1940s 20th century

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United States

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Adams, Franklin P. Nods and Becks. Whittlesey House, 1944.

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Political language—and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists—is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.

George Orwell

Politics and the English Language

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Language
English
Time
1946 1940s 20th century
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Orwell, George. "Politics and the English Language." Horizon, Apr. 1946, vol. 13, issue 76, pp. 252-265.

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Orwell, George. "Politics and the English Language." The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell, vol. 4: In Front of Your Nose 1945-1950, edited by Sonia Orwell and Ian Angus. David R. Godine, 1999, no. 38.

Another quote from 1944

Hell is other people.

Jean-Paul Sartre

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Hell Misanthropy
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Garcin

Author

Jean-Paul Sartre
Source
No Exit
Medium
Play
Language
French
Time
1944 1940s 20th century
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Sartre, Jean Paul. Huis-clos [No Exit]. May 1944, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier, Paris, France, act 1, sc. 5.

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Sarte, Jean Paul. "No Exit." No Exit and Three Other Plays. Vintage, 1989, act 1, sc. 5.