Plebiscite Quotes

Don't forget that in the history of the world, there was a plebiscite, in which Christ and Barabbas were being judged, and the people chose Barabbas. (Augusto Pinochet)
The government of Puerto Rico has every right to hold a plebiscite, to consult the people of Puerto Rico regarding their wishes. But the truth is that for a change in the status of Puerto Rico to happen, you need both Congress and Puerto Rico agreeing to it. View quote
Pedro Pierluisi
PLEBISCITE, n. A popular vote to ascertain the will of the sovereign. View quote
Ambrose Bierce
We are a parliamentary democracy; we don't function by plebiscite. It's dangerous. I don't believe in referendums – Hitler and Mussolini organised referendums. View quote
Sting (musician)
The supremacy of the people in legislation implies, in this country at any rate, the authority of the Commons. The party for which I speak has never swerved from that position, and unless you are going to fall back upon some foreign method, such as the referendum or the mandate or the plebiscite, or some other way of getting behind the backs of the elected to the electors themselves, such as was advised by both the first and third Napoleon-unless that is the example you are going to follow, then there is no course open but to recognise ungrudgingly the authority which resides in this House, and to accept the views of the nation as represented in its great interests within these walls. View quote
Henry Campbell-Bannerman