Quote by Adlai E. Stevenson

The idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office like breakfast cereal - that you can gather votes like box tops - is, I think, the ultimate indignity to the democratic process.

The idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office

Summary

This quote expresses a strong opinion about the commercialization and commodification of political candidates. It highlights the belief that treating candidates as mere products to be marketed cheapens the essence of democracy. The quote implies that reducing political campaigns to sales tactics and treating voters as consumers undermines the integrity and dignity of the democratic process. It questions the ethics of turning elections into a mere popularity contest and emphasizes the importance of valuing democracy for its principles rather than reducing it to a commercial endeavor.

By Adlai E. Stevenson

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