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A Liberal Definition

If by a "Liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people — their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties — someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a "Liberal," then I'm proud to say I'm a "Liberal."

We weep because we loved this kind and tender hero

"We do not weep for him today because of the prestige attached to his name or his office. We weep because we loved this kind and tender hero who persevered through pain and tragedy, not for the sake of ambition or vanity, not for wealth or power, but only for the people and the country he loved."  from the eulogy for Senator Edward (Ted) Kennedy

the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die

"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."

We must also act promptly to improve the health of our nation

“We must also act promptly to improve the health of our nation. The women of the country particularly know, in many areas there are not enough doctors or hospitals, and that many families cannot afford the medical care they need. This administration has proposed a program of improved medical care. Some parts of this program, such as an expanded health care for school children and additional aid for hospital construction have already passed the Senate.

http://newstalgia.crooksandliars.com/gordonskene/truman-and-health-care-1949

Not all Republicans are racist

Not all Republicans are racist, but if you are a racist these days, you're probably a Republican.

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/141736/the_ugly_racism_of_the_right_is_on_full_display_--_and_that%27s_a_good_thing/

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

I can and do aspire to be greater than the sum total of my experiences

"I am reminded each day that I render decisions that affect people concretely and that I owe them constant and complete vigilance in checking my assumptions, presumptions and perspectives and ensuring that to the extent that my limited abilities and capabilities permit me, that I reevaluate them and change as circumstances and cases before me requires. I can and do aspire to be greater than the sum total of my experiences but I accept my limitations.
from the lecture: ‘A Latina Judge’s Voice’ - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/us/politics/15judge.text.html

give me a water board, Dick Cheney and one hour

"Water-boarding is torture... It's drowning. It gives you the complete sensation that you are drowning. It is no good, because you -- I'll put it to you this way; you give me a water board, Dick Cheney and one hour, and I'll have him confess to the Sharon Tate murders."
ex-Navy Seal who endured waterboarding as part of his military training

Torture anywhere is an affront to human dignity everywhere

"Torture anywhere is an affront to human dignity everywhere... I call on all governments to join with the United States and the community of law-abiding nations in prohibiting, investigating, and prosecuting all acts of torture."
June 26, 2003 - http://www.usembassy.it/file2003_06/alia/A3062613.htm

provide enough for those who have too little

"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."

Second Inaugural Address, January 20, 1937. http://www.feri.org/common/news/details.cfm?QID=2090&clientid=11005

Favorite Quotes

One of the main reasons America should re-elect President Obama is that he is still committed to cooperation. He appointed Republican secretaries of defense, the army and transportation. He appointed a vice president who ran against him in 2008, and trusted him to oversee the successful end of the war in Iraq and the implementation of the recovery act. And Joe Biden did a great job with both.

Democratic National Convention, September 5, 2012
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