Votes

Examples

• Even for that purpose their votes did not have the same value as those of their patrician fellow citizens. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Men had votes in Italy in the time of the Gracchi. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The more issues a party meets the less votes it is likely to poll. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• Bradford still printed the votes, and laws, and other public business. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• They get the votes, enough to elect them to office. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• Mr. Hamilton procured me also the printing of the laws and votes of that government, which continued in my hands as long as I followed the business. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• The British got votes because they wanted them; the Irish commonalty got votes because the English did. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Democracy means government by the votes of the people. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• Filibustering and delay in the counting of the votes are often the only means we have of defeating bad legislation. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• All the officers stationed there at the time who offered their votes were permitted to cast them. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• I believe he should have both votes, and the Interessenvertrag is a way. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• Votes, winning campaigns, putting through reform measures seem a great achievement. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• Many people say he has tried to be all things to all men--that his speeches are an attempt to corral all sorts of votes. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• Their votes did not help them. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• His vote was then recorded on a dial by the Speaker’s desk, and as soon as each member had pressed one or the other button the total votes on each side could be known. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Votes in themselves are worthless things. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• A proposal for recommitting this resolution was negatived by 240 votes to 133. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• Or let us suppose that the argument is about granting votes to women. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• The Rector had another of these votes, and these and four others formed the representative body which returned the two members for Queen's Crawley. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• I perceive that the votes are equally divided at present, said Mr. Bulstrode, in a clear biting voice. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• One of the greatest weapons in the hands of a minority to prevent bad legislation is filibustering on votes, and this instrument would prevent it. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• There was great excitement about it, and two votes had been taken in the convention on the two days. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• When he came to the throne it polled not half a million votes; in 1907 it polled over three million. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.

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