“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” - Abraham Lincoln

Oct 13, 2020 · 6:29 AM UTC

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I’m laughing at reading everybody’s responses and okay I get the irony. But I still think he would’ve said it because the larger point remains. Transformations created at the ballot box are more profound for a society in the long run than is the assassination of any one person.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Not when political parties rig elections resulting in candidates being "selected" rather than "elected".
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Replying to @marwilliamson
*John Wilkes Booth has entered the chat*
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Replying to @marwilliamson
I like the sentiment, but I'm pretty sure Lincoln used an awful lot of bullets to bring some people who had opposed him with their ballots back into line.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
How did that work out?
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Love you lady but this is a self own.
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Except that one time.
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"A show of hands is stronger than a knife in the back." ~ Julius Caesar
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Voted to death by John Wilkes booth
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Replying to @marwilliamson
The ballot looks pretty damn weak right now:
we’d be calling for a coup if this was any other country
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