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

Topics: Hubert H Humphrey Quotes

The President is the people's lobbyist.

The President is the people's lobbyist.

Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism.

Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism.

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...

National isolation breeds national neurosis.

National isolation breeds national neurosis.

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...

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...

The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a prudent...

The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a prudent...

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...

The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.

The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.

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.

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...

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...

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...

The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.

The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.

The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.

The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.

Leadership in today's world requires far more than a large stock of gunboats and a...

Leadership in today's world requires far more than a large stock of gunboats and a...

We believe that to err is human. To blame it on someone else is politics.

We believe that to err is human. To blame it on someone else is politics.

Bush has cruised through life fueled by booze, drugs and bravado. Hes proud to be...

Bush has cruised through life fueled by booze, drugs and bravado. Hes proud to be...

No man is fit to be a Senator... unless he is willing to surrender his...

No man is fit to be a Senator... unless he is willing to surrender his...

I am really sorry to see my countrymen trouble themselves about politics. If men were...

I am really sorry to see my countrymen trouble themselves about politics. If men were...