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As long as I count the votes what are you going to do about it? Say.

— William M. Tweed on the Ballot (1871)

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I don't care a straw for your newspaper articles; my constituents don't know how to read, but they can't help seeing them damned pictures.

I don't care who does the electing, so long as I get to do the nominating.

Understanding American Government (2003)

The way to have power is to take it.

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The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class shall represent and repress them in parliament!

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The law itself is the instrument of the ruling class; hence it is a logical impossibility for another class to assume power legally.

Oliver Cox Caste, Class, and Race: A Study in Social Dynamics (1948)

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