#rat

I had this notion that I could convince people who were skeptical of national Democrats to vote for me because I could bring home the bacon, or because I could find some personal pitch to them. ↗

— Brad Carson

#because #bring #convince #could #democrats

In real life there are indeed black people who have been in the middle class for generations, but in entertainment it's as if they don't exist. ↗

— Stephen Carter

#black #class #entertainment #exist #generations

It is difficult for the common good to prevail against the intense concentration of those who have a special interest, especially if the decisions are made behind locked doors. ↗

— Jimmy Carter

#behind #common #common good #concentration #decisions

And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of civic courage I had seen performed by an elderly military doctor, who was a friend of my family. ↗

— Rene Cassin

#admiration #child #civic #courage #doctor

In religious and in secular affairs, the more fervent beliefs attract followers. If you are a moderate in any respect - if you're a moderate on abortion, if you're a moderate on gun control, or if you're a moderate in your religious faith - it doesn't evolve into a crusade where you're either right or wrong, good or bad, with us or against us. ↗

— Jimmy Carter

#affairs #against #any #attract #bad

There's no doubt that the Christian right has gone to bed with the more conservative elements of the Republican Party. And there's been a melding in their goals when it comes to the separation of church and state. I've always believed in the separation of church and state. ↗

— Jimmy Carter

#bed #been #believed #christian #christian right

In the end, Charlie Bucket won a chocolate factory. But Willy Wonka had something even better, a family. And one thing was absolutely certain - life had never been sweeter. ~ from the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. ↗

— Darren Perman

#family

The teachings of the Church line up more with the Democratic Party than the Republican Party. ↗

— James Carville

#democratic #democratic party #line #more #party

It was very much a cry for democratic control at that time. Above all, breaking the accomplished power of a few people to rule the lives of everybody else. ↗

— Barbara Castle

#accomplished #breaking #control #cry #democratic

But I'd rather not predict. I'd rather affect. ↗

— James Carville

#i #predict #rather