Democracy Quote by Hillary Rodham Clinton

“Lack of a strong vision is why Democrats often struggle explaining policies they want to enact.”

— David Akadjian

Since the days of Harry Truman, Democrats have wanted universal health coverage, believing that if other industrialized countries can achieve it, surely the United…

— Bill Bradley

Unfortunately, Democrats don't want to wage a war on poverty or improve program integrity; they prefer talking points.

— Mark Meadows

What Democrats haven't focused on are the kind of policies that would promote economic growth - such as making permanent the 2001/2003 tax cuts,…

— Bob Beauprez

Democrats believe we should renew our commitment to creating tax credits for hybrid vehicles, increasing fuel efficiency standards for cars, and investing in ethanol,…

— Rosa DeLauro

Republicans need to define and present specific policies on how to eradicate poverty, help every child achieve a quality education, and lower the cost…

— Mercedes Schlapp

So let's see what they [Republicans] are going to do. If they're going to put together great programs, and everybody understands that they're good.

— Maxine Waters

Where Republicans encourage popular myths about taxes, spending, and climate change, Democrats tend to stoke our fantasies about the sustainability of entitlement spending as…

— Jacob Weisberg

We need to remember that politics is all about people, not programs. We shouldn't want to take the humanness out of the political arena.

— J. C. Watts

Sometimes I like to think that the responsibility of every new generation of Democrats is to devise a program that mints new Democrats for…

— Rick Perlstein

“To be accepted by the public, transformative legislation—Social Security, the Civil Rights Act, Medicare—needed at least some level of bipartisan congressional support.”

— Jack Cashill

[Democrats] are trying on every front to increase the role of government.

— Barney Frank