“Because of racism, he can't govern effectively' is not a great argument for re-election.”
“[R]evolutions of government cannot be effected by the mere force of argument and reasoning;”
“Mr. Lincoln is already defeated. He cannot be re-elected.”
“Never re-elect anybody”
“The only thing more dangerous than a politician who thinks about re-election, is a politician who doesn't think about re-election.”
“It is not because a part of the government is elective, that makes it less a despotism, if the persons so elected possess afterwards, as a parliament, unlimited powers. Election, in this case, becomes separated from representation, and the candidates are candidates for despotism.”