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The following is a partial list of 19th and 20th-century political slogans in the English language. Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
U.S. presidential campaign slogans (listed alphabetically) - Acid, Amnesty, and Abortion - 1972 anti-Democratic Party slogan, from a statement by State of Missouri Senator Thomas F. Eagleton (a Democrat) to reporter Bob Novak during the Democratic primaries, about the platform of George McGovern.[1]
- A Chicken in Every Pot. A car in every garage. — 1928 Republican presidential campaign slogan of Herbert Hoover.
- All the way with LBJ —1964 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Lyndon Johnson
- A time for greatness 1960 U.S. presidential campaign theme of John F. Kennedy (Kennedy also used, "We Can Do Better").
- Are You Better Off Than You Were Four Years Ago? — a 1984 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Ronald Reagan that referred to the improved U.S. economy during Reagan's first four years as President.
- Back to normalcy - 1920 U.S. presidential campaign theme of Warren G. Harding, reference to returning to normal times following World War I.
- Better a Third Term Than a Third-Rater-1940 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Franklin D. Roosevelt, which refers to Roosevelt's election for a third term as president[2]
- Blaine, Blaine, James G. Blaine. Continental Liar from the state of Maine - 1884 U.S. presidential campaign slogan used by the supporters of Grover Cleveland, Blaine's opponent
- Bozo and the Pineapple —Uncomplimentary name given to the 1976 U.S. presidential campaign ticket of Gerald Ford and Bob Dole.
- Defeat the New Deal and Its Reckless Spending - 1936 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Alfred M. Landon[2]
- Don't swap horses in midstream — 1864 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Abraham Lincoln. Also used by George W. Bush, with detractors parodying it as "Don't change horsemen in mid-apocalypse." The slogan was also used for comic effect in the film Wag the Dog.
- Four more years of the full dinner pail - 1900 U.S. presidential slogan of William McKinley
- Free Soil, Free Men, Fremont - 1856 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of John Fremont
- Give 'Em Hell, Harry! - 1948 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Harry Truman
- Go clean for Gene - 1968 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Eugene McCarthy
- Grandfather's hat fits Ben - 1888 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Benjamin Harrison, whose grandfather William Henry Harrison was elected U.S. president in 1840.
- Grant beat Davis - Greeley bailed him - 1872 anti-Horace Greeley and pro-Ulysses S. Grant slogan, which references Jefferson Davis
- Grant us another term - 1872 Ulysses S. Grant presidential re-election campaign slogan
- He kept us out of war - Woodrow Wilson 1916 U.S. Presidential campaign slogan, also "He proved the pen mightier than the sword"
- Hoo but Hoover? - 1928 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Herbert Hoover.[2]
- I like Ike - 1952 U.S presidential campaign slogan of Dwight D. Eisenhower.
- I propose (to the American people) a New Deal - 1932 slogan by democratic presidential candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- I still like Ike - 1956 U.S presidential campaign slogan of Dwight D. Eisenhower
- I'm just wild about Harry - 1948 U.S. presidential slogan of Harry S. Truman, taken from a 1921 popular song title written by Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake.
- In Your Heart, You Know He's Right — 1964 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Barry Goldwater
- In Your Guts, You Know He's Nuts — An unofficial anti-Barry Goldwater slogan, parodying "In Your Heart, You know He's Right", 1964.
- It's Time to Change America — a theme of the 1992 U.S. presidential campaign of Bill Clinton
- Keep Cool and Keep Coolidge — The 1924 presidential campaign slogan of Calvin Coolidge.
- Let Well Enough Alone - 1900 presidential campaign slogan of William McKinley.
- Let's Get Another Deck - 1936 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Alfred M. Landon[2]
- Let's Make It a Landon-Slide - 1936 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Alfred M. Landon[2]
- Life, Liberty, and Landon -1936 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Alfred M. Landon[2]
- Ma, Ma where's my Pa? — 1884 U.S. presidential slogan used by the James Blaine supporters against his opponent Grover Cleveland, the slogan referred to fact Cleveland had fathered an illegitimate child in 1874. When Cleveland was elected President, his supporters added the line, "Gone to the White House, Ha, Ha, Ha!"
- Morning Again in America Ronald Reagan Slogan for 1984 Presidential Election
- No Fourth Term Either-1940 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Wendell L. Willkie[2]
- Peace and Prosperity — 1956 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Pour it on 'em, Harry! - 1948 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Harry S. Truman
- Remember Hoover! - 1936 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Roosevelt for Ex-President — 1940 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Wendell Willkie
- Ross for Boss — a 1992 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of independent presidential candidate H. Ross Perot.
- Rum, Romanism and Rebellion - U.S. presidential election, 1884, Republicans attack opposition for views against prohibition, membership by Catholic immigrants and southerners.
- Sunflowers die in November - 1936 U.S. presidential slogan of Franklin D. Roosevelt, reference to his opponent Alf Landon, whose home state of Kansas uses the sunflower as its official state flower.
- There are two Americas — (2004) Frequent slogan and talking point for Democratic presidential candidate (and later Vice Presidential nominee) John Edwards.
- There's No Indispensable Man-1940 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Wendell L. Willkie[2]
- Tilden or Blood! - 1877 slogan of Samuel Tilden supporters after the election conflict that led to the Compromise of 1877
- Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too - 1840 U.S. presidential slogan of William Henry Harrison. Tippecanoe a famous 1811 battle Harrison defeated Tecumseh; John Tyler was Harrison's running mate.
- Turn the Rascals Out - 1872 anti-Grant slogan against the Era of Good Stealings
- Vote as You Shot - 1868 presidential campaign slogan of Ulysses S. Grant[2]
- We are turning the corner - 1932 campaign slogan in the depths of the Great Depression by republican president Herbert Hoover.
- We Polked you in '44, We shall Pierce you in '52 - 1852 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Franklin Pierce; the '44 referred to the 1844 election of James K. Polk as president.
- We Want Willkie - 1940 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Wendell L. Willkie[2]
- Win with Willkie - 1940 U.S. presidential campaign slogan of Wendell L. Willkie[2]
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Horace Greeley (February 3, 1811 â November 29, 1872) was an American editor of a leading newspaper, a founder of the Republican party, reformer and politician. ...
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Jefferson Finis Davis (June 3, 1808 â December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as President of the Confederate States of America for its entire history from 1861 to 1865 during the American Civil War. ...
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An illustration of Cardinal Richelieu holding a sword, by H. A. Ogden, 1892, from The Works of Edward Bulwer Lytton The pen is mightier than the sword is an adage coined by Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839 for his play Richelieu; Or the Conspiracy. ...
Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 â October 20, 1964), the thirty-first President of the United States (1929â1933), was a world-famous mining engineer and humanitarian administrator. ...
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Dwight David Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 â March 28, 1969) was an American General and politician, who served as the thirty-fourth President of the United States (1953â1961). ...
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Noble Sissle (born July 10, 1889 in Indianapolis, Indiana, died December 17, 1975 in Tampa, Florida) was an American jazz composer, lyricist, bandleader, singer and playwright. ...
James Hubert Blake (February 7, 1887 - February 12, 1983), composer, lyricist, and pianist of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. ...
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Alfred Mossman Alf Landon (September 9, 1887 - October 12, 1987) was an American Republican politician from Kansas, notable nationally for his 1936 nomination as the Republican opponent of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. ...
Alfred Mossman Alf Landon (September 9, 1887 - October 12, 1987) was an American Republican politician from Kansas, notable nationally for his 1936 nomination as the Republican opponent of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. ...
Alfred Mossman Alf Landon (September 9, 1887 - October 12, 1987) was an American Republican politician from Kansas, notable nationally for his 1936 nomination as the Republican opponent of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. ...
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Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 â June 24, 1908) was the 22nd and 24th President of the United States, and the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms (1885â1889 and 1893â1897). ...
Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 â June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981 â 1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967 â 1975). ...
Wendell Lewis Willkie (February 18, 1892 - October 8, 1944) was a lawyer, born in Elwood, Indiana on February 18, 1892, the only native of Indiana to be nominated as the presidential candidate for a national party, having never held any sort of high elected office. ...
Dwight David Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 â March 28, 1969) was an American General and politician, who served as the thirty-fourth President of the United States (1953â1961). ...
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Wendell L. Willkie Wendell Lewis Willkie (February 18, 1892 â October 8, 1944) was a lawyer in the United States and the Republican nominee for the 1940 presidential election. ...
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The term Prohibition, also known as A Dry Law, refers to a law in a certain country by which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted or illegal. ...
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Alf Landon Alfred Mossman Alf Landon (September 9, 1887 â October 12, 1987) was an American Republican politician from Kansas, who was defeated in a landslide by Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1936 presidential election. ...
Official language(s) English[2] Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Area Ranked 15th - Total 82,277 sq mi (213,096 km²) - Width 211 miles (340 km) - Length 417 miles (645 km) - % water 0. ...
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Wendell Lewis Willkie (February 18, 1892 - October 8, 1944) was a lawyer, born in Elwood, Indiana on February 18, 1892, the only native of Indiana to be nominated as the presidential candidate for a national party, having never held any sort of high elected office. ...
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Other political slogans (listed alphabetically) - Algérie-française - a slogan of about 1960 used by those French people who wanted to keep Algeria ruled by France.
- A woman's right to choose — pro-choice political slogan.
- All power to the Soviets - a Bolshevik slogan in the eve of the October revolution.
- All Power to the Imagination! — Situationist slogan used during May 1968 in Paris; a detournement of the slogan "All Power to the Soviets" used during the Russian October Revolution.
- Because Britain Deserves Better - British Labour Party slogan and manifesto title for the 1997 General Election. The slogan was matched by the use of D:Ream's Things can only get better as the campaign song.
- Better dead than Red — an anti-Communist slogan.
- Bread and roses — labor and immigrant rights slogan.
- Capitalism is boring — Slogan used by the Laboratory of Insurrectionary Imagination
- Come and take it — Slogan at the Battle of Gonzales
- Doctors need to be preserved, not reserved. - slogan used by medical students, doctors, and lawyers in India when they protested in New Delhi against the raised quotas for lower-caste students medical colleges from 22.5 to 49.5 %. [1]
- A Dog is for life, not just for Christmas — UK animal welfare slogan
- Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer ("One people, one country, one leader") — Nazi Germany.
- England Will Fight to the Last American - slogan of the America First Committee, against providing aid to Britain during WWII[2]
- Every Man a King - 1934 Introduced in February 1934, during a radio broadcast, this was the wealth and income redistributionist platform slogan (and later a song and a book) for Louisiana Governor Huey Long; it was part of a broader program which had the slogan, "Share Our Wealth."
- Fifty-Four Forty or Fight, Oregon boundary dispute, 1846, Democrats claim all of Oregon Country for the United States.
- God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve - anti-gay slogan used by Christians who oppose homosexuality on religious grounds.
- Got Guv - a play on the "got milk" campaign; used by dairy owner Jim Oberweis in 2006 during his campaign for Governor of Illinois.
- Had enough? - this was the 1946 slogan for Congressional elections for the out-of-power Republican Party; noting that they had been out of power in Congress since 1930, this slogan asked voters if they had "had enough" of the Democrats.
- Hasta la victoria siempre(There's always a victory to be achieved) - a Che Guevara-associated Communist slogan.
- Hey, Hey, LBJ, how many kids you kill today? - Anti-Vietnam War and anti-Lyndon B. Johnson slogan from the 1960s. Other variations included, ".. . how many boys did you kill today?"
- Human life begins at conception — pro-life slogan.
- If you want a nigger for a neighbour -- vote Labour." - 1964 election slogan
- Labour is not Working - 1978 Conservative Party poster devised by Saatchi and Saatchi. The poster showed a long queue outside a 'Labour Exchange' commenting on the high levels of unemployment.
- The Lips That Touch Liquor Must Never Touch Mine - slogan of the Anti-Saloon League of the US temperance movement
- Maggie, Maggie, Maggie - Out, Out, Out - popular chant used at rallies and marched opposing the government of Margaret Thatcher.
- Make love not war — against the War in Vietnam.
- Never had it so good — 1957 campaign under Harold Macmillan's leadership of the Tories.
- Never been had so good - 1957 campaign slogan of the British Labour Party (in response to the Tory slogan).
- New Labour, New Danger - slogan on 1997 Conservative Party campaign poster showing Tony Blair with glowing red eyes. The campaign backfired as the poster was criticised for implying that Blair, a stated Christian, was demonic and then the Conservative Party's failure to state who had authorised the poster.
- Perón o muerte — (Perón or dead) Peronist slogan used in Argentina.
- Power to the people — A frequent slogan of Socialist or pro-democracy movements around the world.
- Rally Around O'Malley - Campaign slogan used during Patrick O'Malley's 2002 gubernatorial campaign.
- Remember Goliad — Battle cry at the Battle of San Jacinto
- Remember Pearl Harbor — a slogan, a song, an invitation to encourage American patriotism and sacrifice during World War II.
- Remember the Alamo — Battle cry at the Battle of San Jacinto
- Remember the Maine — The rallying cry by which William Randolph Hearst fomented the Spanish-American War.
- Stay the Course - a slogan popularized by the Bush administration as the strategy for the Iraq War
- The Buck Stops Here - a phrase first uttered by Harry S Truman in reference to government accountability.
- Three Word Chant! — An Anarchist anti-slogan used in the Battle of Seattle to illustrate the reification of the slogan in mass culture.
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