#demo

We discussed the history of postwar Japan and how Japan had missed an opportunity to build a more functional democracy because of the focus on fighting communism driven in large part by the American occupation. ↗

— Joichi Ito

#because #build #communism #democracy #discussed

We've been so preoccupied with getting the government to behave in a fair and democratic way, we were not able to focus on the private sector where most of the jobs are, where most of the wealth and opportunities are. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#been #behave #democratic #fair #focus

We shall not have succeeded in demolishing everything unless we demolish the ruins as well. But the only way I can see of doing that is to use them to put up a lot of fine, well-designed buildings. ↗

— Alfred Jarry

#demolish #doing #everything #fine #i

I am a freeman, an American, a United States Senator, and a Democrat, in that order. ↗

— Lyndon B. Johnson

#american #democrat #freeman #i #i am

Our society is illuminated by the spiritual insights of the Hebrew prophets. America and Israel have a common love of human freedom, and they have a common faith in a democratic way of life. ↗

— Lyndon B. Johnson

#common #common faith #democratic #faith #freedom

Western civilization, Christianity, decency are struggling for their very lives. In this worldwide civil war, race prejudice is our most dangerous enemy, for it is a disease at the very root of our democratic life. ↗

— Mordecai Wyatt Johnson

#civil #civil war #civilization #dangerous #decency

A constitutional democracy is in serious trouble if its citizenry does not have a certain degree of education and civic virtue. ↗

— Phillip E. Johnson

#certain degree #citizenry #civic #constitutional #degree

The Democratic Party is the party of the status quo. ↗

— Jack Kemp

#democratic party #party #quo #status #status quo

The problem is that the economy isn't growing fast enough to accommodate the level of spending produced through the democratic process. ↗

— Jack Kemp

#democratic #democratic process #economy #enough #fast

Three simple words - freedom, justice and honesty. These sum up what the Liberal Democrats stand for. ↗