Quotes by Election Time As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action. Gore Vidal election-time language action Democracy is not something that happens, you know, just at election time, and it's not something that happens just with one event. It's an ongoing building process. But it also ought to be a part of our culture, a part of our lives. Jim Hightower election-time democracy events Most libels, and I have taken about 30 actions, take place at election time. It has not stuck because I am prepared to go before a court, stand in the witness box and face the most aggressive of lawyers who can cross-examine me on my personal history. Lee Kuan Yew election-time taken faces Everything a politician promises at election time has to be paid for either by higher taxation or by borrowing. Margaret Thatcher election-time taxation promise Principles aren't of much account anyway, except at election time. After that you hang them up to let them season. Mark Twain election-time accounts principles