Democrat Quotes - Page 32

• The aristocrat is the democrat ripe, and gone to seed.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Aristocracy, Gone, Seeds

  1850 Representative Men,'Napoleon, the Man of the World'.

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• Christ was the first true democrat that ever breathed, as the old dramatist Dekkar said he was the first true gentleman.

  James Russell Lowell

  Gentleman, Democracy, Firsts

  James Russell Lowell (1900). “The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Prose and Poetry ...”

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• Washington, under Democrats and Republicans, has a profoundly neurotic attitude toward 'the people.' It is built on equal parts of suspicion, loathing, fear, respect and dependence.

  Meg Greenfield

  Attitude, Government, People

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• the overwhelming majority of people who are engaged in the processes of thought and expression are Democrats because the essence of thought is exploration and diversity and change. It's impossible to have vision in art or government without risk, or the boldness and courage which produce risk. And this - in spite of what they call modern Republicanism - is the antithesis of true Republican thinking.

  Marya Mannes

  Art, Thinking, Government

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• certain kinds of people become Republicans and certain kinds of people become Democrats, and ... it's more than a matter of party affiliation. It's a way of thinking and being.

  Marya Mannes

  Party, Thinking, People

  Marya Mannes (1958). “More in Anger”

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• some people are democrats by choice, and some by necessity.

  Lillian Hellman

  Party, People, Choices

  Lillian Hellman (1974). “Another Part of the Forest: Play in Three Acts”, p.34, Dramatists Play Service Inc

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• I see some parallels between then [Lincoln's era] and now. Certainly the division of ideologies between two parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. In 1865, the Democrats were the Conservatives and the Republicans were the progressives, and today it's just the opposite.

  Steven Spielberg

  Party, Opposites, Two

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• Everything has to be understood in opposition to something else. For some dang reason, the ego prefers to make one side better than the other, so we choose. And we decide males are better than females, America is better than Canada, Democrats are better than Republicans. And for most people, once this decision is made, it is amazing the amount of blindness they become capable of. They really don't see what's right in front of them. Once you see this, it's an amazing breakthrough, and that is the starting place for moving away from dualistic thinking.

  Richard Rohr

  Moving, Thinking, America

  Source: ryanthomasneace.com

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• I'm amazed at the Democrats and the media who do not know what's going on in my world. I know what's going on in theirs. I study 'em. I watch 'em every day.

  Rush Limbaugh

  Media, Watches, Ems

  "Rush Limbaugh: I love to 'yank media's chain'" by Michael Inbar, www.today.com. October 14, 2016.

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• I have gone from a Barry Goldwater Republican to a New Democrat, but I think my underlying values have remained pretty constant; individual responsibility and community. I do not see those as being mutually inconsistent.

  Hillary Clinton

  Responsibility, Thinking, Community

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• As a great democratic society, we have a special responsibility to the arts. For art is the great democrat, calling forth creative genius from every sector of society, disregarding race or religion or wealth or color. What freedom alone can bring is the liberation of the human mind and a spirit which finds its greatest flowering in the free society. I see of little more importance to the future of our country and our civilization than the full recognition of the place of the artist.

  John F. Kennedy

  Music, Country, Art

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• I don't mind being regarded as perverted and unnatural, but I would die if people thought I was a Democrat.

  Florence King

  Party, People, Political

  Florence King (1991). “Lump It Or Leave It”, p.191, Macmillan

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• I believe I am a moderate Democrat: I am pro-business and also progressive.

  Dan Maffei

  Believe, Progressive, Moderates

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• When you're a political leader, when you represent the entire state or the entire country, not just Republicans or not just Democrats or not just the poor or not just the rich, you have to really represent everybody. No matter who contributes money, when you win, you represent everyone.

  David Shuster

  Country, Winning, Leader

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

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• I'm a Harry Truman, JFK, Scoop Jackson and Bill Clinton Democrat.

  Joe Lieberman

  Harry Truman, Bills, Clinton

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• I am genuinely an Independent. I agree more often than not with Democrats on domestic policy. I agree more often than not with Republicans on foreign and defense policy. I'm an Independent.

  Joe Lieberman

  Independent, Defense, Republican

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• It's pretty standard fare in political discourse. You misconstrue what somebody said. You isolate a statement, you lend your interpretation to it and then feign moral outrage. And Democrats have been doing it for years.

  John F. Kerry

  Years, Political, Moral

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

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• We don't want Washington Democrats running the House of Representatives.

  George W. Bush

  Running, House, Want

  George W. Bush's speech at Georgia Victory 2006 Rally in Perry, Georgia, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. October 31, 2006.

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• I've watched politics for years. Republicans rarely get credit for the good things that happen in the economy during their watch. Democrats always get more credit than they deserve. They are just better at political discourse that we are.

  George W. Bush

  Years, Political, Watches

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

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• The Democrats believe they need more of your money to spend because they can spend it better than you can. But you know, sometimes philosophers don't act.

  George W. Bush

  Believe, Needs, Philosopher

  "Hardball" with Chris Matthews, www.nbcnews.com. October 31, 2006.

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• Democrats in Washington predicted that tax cuts would not create jobs, would not increase wages, and would cause the federal deficit to explode. Well, the facts are in. The tax cuts have led to a strong economy. Real wages were on the rise, and deficit has been cut in half three years ahead of schedule.

  George W. Bush

  Strong, Jobs, Real

  "Hardball" with Chris Matthews, www.nbcnews.com. November 1, 2006.

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• Democrats don't want you to know what their tax plans are. They just don't want you to know.

  George W. Bush

  Want, Taxes, Plans

  "President Bush in Georgia". President Bush's speech at a Georgia rally, www.nytimes.com. October 31, 2006.

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• Get ready; if the Democrats take the House, your taxes are going up.

  George W. Bush

  House, Taxes, Ready

  "Hardball" with Chris Matthews, www.nbcnews.com. October 31, 2006.

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• On all vital measures, measures necessary to protect you, the Democrats in Washington follow a simple philosophy: Just say no.

  George W. Bush

  Philosophy, Simple, Protect You

  "Hardball with Chris Matthews", www.nbcnews.com. October 31, 2006.

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• The reason we're governing right now is because we defeated moderate Republicans with moderate Democrats. And people need to be patient about that and realize that compromise is not evil.

  Barack Obama

  People, Evil, Needs

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

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