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Doris 'Granny D' Haddock was an American political activist renowned for her historic walk across the United States to promote campaign finance reform. Born on January 24, 1910, she embarked on her journey at the age of 88 and completed it at 90, traversing over 3,000 miles. Her walk brought attention to the issue of campaign finance reform and inspired many to take action.

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“Think of the millions of young men who died fighting for democracy. We spit on their graves when we let democracy slip away into the sewer of illegal money.”

Thinking Men Young Fighting Money Millions Democracy Died Graves Young Man Illegal Slips Spit Sewers

Author:Doris "Granny D" Haddock

“Never be discouraged from being an activist because people tell you that you'll not succeed. You have already succeeded if you're out there representing truth or justice or compassion or fairness or love.”

People Ifs Truth Success Justice Compassion Succeed Activist Fairness Discouraged Representing Truth Love

Book:Granny D: Walking Across America in My Ninetieth Year

Source: Granny D: Walking Across America in My Ninetieth Year

“I'm not against the corporations. They are our wealth. But they are getting too greedy. I don't want to do away with corporations. I want them to make our cars, however, not our laws.”

Want Law Wealth Car Greed Corporations Greedy

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“Do you realize that $150 billion of our tax money is given to the corporations, unions and wealthy people for tax breaks, special subsidies and special regulations? That money would be available for health and education and building bridges.”

“Let us choose life and love, and happily use our selves up in loving service to one another.”

Self Use Kindness And Love Life And Love Choose Life

Author:Doris "Granny D" Haddock

“We have a duty to look after each other. If we lose control of our government, then we lose our ability to dispense justice and human kindness. Our first priority today, then, is to defeat utterly those forces of greed and corruption that have come between us and our self-governance.”

Ifs Firsts Humans Looks Self Government Today Force Loses Justice Ability Kindness Duty Greed Defeat Corruption Priorities Governance Human Kindness

Author:Doris "Granny D" Haddock

“Courage is freedom, and freedom is joy. Be fully who you are, letting the world get used to you - it will! Find a loving community of friends who support your ever-flowering growth, which is a lifetime proposition.”

World Used Joy Growth Change Community Support Who You Are Lifetime Collaboration Propositions Social Change Flowering

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“If we Americans are split into two meaningful camps, it is not conservative versus liberal. The two camps are the politically awake and the hypnotized.”

Ifs Two Conservative Meaningful Awake Camps Splits Versus

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“Small towns make up for their lack of people by having everyone be more interesting.”

People Interesting Towns Small Town

Book:Granny D: Walking Across America in My Ninetieth Year

Source: Granny D: Walking Across America in My Ninetieth Year

“Just as an unbalanced mind can accumulate stresses that can grow and take on a life of their own, so little decisions of our modern life can accumulate to the point where our society finds itself bombing other people for their oil, or supporting dictators who torture whole populations - all so that our unbalanced interests might be served.”

People Mind Littles Whole Might Grows Interest Decision Modern Stress Population Oil Torture Our Society Dictator Modern Life Bombing Unbalanced

Author:Doris "Granny D" Haddock

“Democracy is not something we have. It's something we do.”

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“There are two kinds of politics in the world: the politics of love and the politics of fear.”

World Kind Two Fear

Author:Doris "Granny D" Haddock

About the Author

Born: January 24, 1910
Died: March 9, 2010
Known for: Political activist
Quotes: 12

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