“There still remains one effort of magnanimity, one sacrifice of prejudice and passion, to be made by the individuals throughout the nation who have heretofore followed the standards of political party. It is that of discarding every remnant of rancor against each other, of embracing as countrymen and friends, and of yielding to talents and virtue alone that confidence which in times of contention for principle was bestowed only upon those who bore the badge of party communion.” MadeStillsPoliticalPassionIndividualNationsPartyEffortPrinciplesVirtueSacrificeTalentStandardsPrejudiceRemainsBoresCommunionPolitical PartiesContentionBadgesCountrymenRemnantsMagnanimityRancor Author:John Quincy Adams
“The Democratic Party will live and continue to receive the support of the majority of Americans just so long as it remains a liberal party.” LongPartySupportRemainsMajorityDemocraticDemocratic PartyLiberal Party Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1938, Volume 7 Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1938, Volume 7
“Heaven's sakes, there's only one party which I call the Property Party. It's got two wings. One is called the "Republican" and one is called "Democratic." It is the same party so it makes no difference whether a Democrat's elected or a Republican's elected. The ownership remains the same.” TwoHeavenDifferencesPartyRepublicanRemainsWingsPropertyDemocraticDemocratSakeOwnership Author:Gore Vidal