
If previous generations had not fought for democracy, where would we be today?
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If previous generations had not fought for democracy, where would we be today?

Don’t tune out. It’s easy to be exhausted, but America needs you now more than ever.

I think it is important to make sure people know that the United States, our democracy, can break, we can lose it if we don't defend it.

The massive income and wealth inequality in America today is not only morally unjust, it is profoundly damaging to our democracy.

Don't for one moment fool yourself that democracy isn't precious and worth saving.

My shirt showed Trump an important message: NO KINGS LIVE HERE.

I think it is important to make sure people know that the United States, our democracy, can break, we can lose it if we don't defend it.

I know foreign policy is not for the faint of heart, but right now, I am sick to my stomach as the administration appears to be walking away from our allies and embracing Putin, a threat to democracy and U.S. values around the world.

What does that mean in a democracy when one of the two major political parties in America says... 'The only way we're going to survive right now is if you don't go talk to the people you represent'?

we don’t have another year to fight this attempt to destroy democracy. Our democracy might be gone in six months.

this act of retribution against our ally, who is on the front lines defending freedom and democracy, is not only shameful—it is dangerous.

We don’t have another year to fight this attempt to destroy democracy. Our democracy might be gone in six months.

we don’t have another year to fight this attempt to destroy democracy. Our democracy might be gone in six months.

It’s the people’s House. It’s the House of Representatives.

When somebody is trying to grab power, when somebody is trying to destroy democracy, they benefit from people who are static, who refuse to be nimble.

While we have no illusions about what we are up against in this chapter in our American story, this chapter will be written not simply by whoever occupies the oval office nor by the wealthiest among us … The American story will be written by you. Written by us. By we the people.

This moment is different, that this threat is unique — and to me, you know, we don’t have another year to fight this attempt to destroy democracy. Our democracy might be gone in six months.

If I have one critique of the 2020 election campaign, it’s that the tent pole of that campaign was democracy, saving democracy, not breaking up concentrated economic power. And in retrospect, I think that was a mistake.