It is not enough to merely defend democracy. To defend it may be to lose it; to extend it is to strengthen it. Democracy is not property; it is an idea.

Quote by Hubert H Humphrey

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Underneath the beautiful exterior there was an element of ruthlessness and toughness that I had...

Underneath the beautiful exterior there was an element of ruthlessness and toughness that I had...

There is in every American, I think, something of the old Daniel Boone - who,...

There is in every American, I think, something of the old Daniel Boone - who,...

We are in danger of making our cities places where business goes on but where...

We are in danger of making our cities places where business goes on but where...

Each child is an adventure into a better life - an opportunity to change the...

Each child is an adventure into a better life - an opportunity to change the...

To err is human. To blame someone else is politics.

To err is human. To blame someone else is politics.

I learnt more about politics during one South Dakota dust storm than in seven years...

I learnt more about politics during one South Dakota dust storm than in seven years...

I have seen in the Halls of Congress more idealism, more humanness, more compassion, more...

I have seen in the Halls of Congress more idealism, more humanness, more compassion, more...

If there is dissatisfaction with the status quo, good. If there is ferment, so much...

If there is dissatisfaction with the status quo, good. If there is ferment, so much...

It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats...

It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats...

American public opinion is like an ocean, it cannot be stirred by a teaspoon.

American public opinion is like an ocean, it cannot be stirred by a teaspoon.

We cannot use a double standard for measuring our own and other people's policies. Our...

We cannot use a double standard for measuring our own and other people's policies. Our...

Liberalism, above all, means emancipation - emancipation from one's fears, his inadequacies, from prejudice, from...

Liberalism, above all, means emancipation - emancipation from one's fears, his inadequacies, from prejudice, from...

Never answer a question from a farmer.

Never answer a question from a farmer.

Foreign policy is really domestic policy with its hat on.

Foreign policy is really domestic policy with its hat on.

In real life, unlike in Shakespeare, the sweetness of the rose depends upon the name...

In real life, unlike in Shakespeare, the sweetness of the rose depends upon the name...

There are those who say to you - we are rushing this issue of civil...

There are those who say to you - we are rushing this issue of civil...

There are incalculable resources in the human spirit, once it has been set free.

There are incalculable resources in the human spirit, once it has been set free.

National isolation breeds national neurosis.

National isolation breeds national neurosis.

A politician never forgets the precarious nature of elective life. We have never established a...

A politician never forgets the precarious nature of elective life. We have never established a...

For the first time in the history of mankind, one generation literally has the power...

For the first time in the history of mankind, one generation literally has the power...