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Political promises are much like marriage vows. They are made at the beginning of the relationship between candidate and voter, but are quickly forgotten.

— Dick Gregory

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

What does that mean for a society, for a democracy, when the people that you elect on the basis of promises can basically suborn the will of the electorate?

— Edward Snowden

In politics, sometimes you have to lie, or you make a promise that you cannot keep.

— Youssou N'Dour

Others may make you promises, once again, and then election after election not deliver. We will not do this.

— Mangosuthu Buthelezi

Of course a politician's promise isn't worth the paper it's written on.

— Russell Pearce

When I got into politics, it was a shock. People promise all sorts of things and then never deliver.

— Matt Gonzalez

One of those promises was to limit the size of government and to have the government serve the people - and not the other way around.

— Scott Walker

Have you ever found any logical reason why mutual promises are sufficient consideration for one another (like the two lean horses of a Calcutta hack who can only just stand together)? I have not.

— Frederick Pollock

Real Democrats don't make promises they can't keep.

— Howard Dean

✗Opposing Perspectives

Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.

— Norman Vincent Peale

In view of our public pledges, we public officials can never again go before the public merely promising election reform. The time for promises is past.

— Charles Edison