| Things on the whole are much faster in America; people don't 'stand for election', they 'run for office.' |
| The Tories, every election, must have a bogy man. If you haven't got a programme, a bogy man will do. |
| The right of election is the very essence of the constitution. |
| The people who cast the votes don't decide an election, the people who count the votes do. |
| The Labour Party's election manifesto is the longest suicide note in history. |
| The fastest way for a politician to become an elder statesman is to lose an election. |
| The important things that in a campaign we talk about, let us not forget that once the election is over. |
| The English think they are free. They are free only during the election of members of parliament. |
| People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election. |