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WilliamPitt

(58,179 posts) Fri Nov 22, 2013, 12:12 PM Nov 2013

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"If by a 'Liberal' they mean..." [View all]

"If by a 'Liberal' they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people - their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights and their civil liberties - someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a 'Liberal,' then I'm proud to say I'm a 'Liberal.'"

― John F. Kennedy, "Profiles in Courage."

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"If by a 'Liberal' they mean..." [View all] WilliamPitt Nov 2013 OP

I'm proud to say I'm a Liberal too. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2013 #1

Tea Party's post mortem baptism of ideology. Half-Century Man Nov 2013 #2

Many of my friends who grew up despising Kennedy and the Kennedy name WowSeriously Nov 2013 #13

So am I, CaliforniaPeggy! calimary Nov 2013 #30

Kennedy would have been disgusted at the TP DissidentVoice Nov 2013 #32

Proud to be a part of THAT. avaistheone1 Nov 2013 #3

That's one of my favorite quotes. Lugnut Nov 2013 #4

Excellent. Thanks WilliamPitt. Scuba Nov 2013 #5

I'm proud to say I'm a Liberal! Borchkins Nov 2013 #6

Me too, JFK lark Nov 2013 #7

proud liberal here. Thanks, William. k&r nt antigop Nov 2013 #8

Liberal and loving it!!! blue14u Nov 2013 #9

I'm also proud to say I'm a Liberal! Owl Nov 2013 #10

Liberal Kick. NealK Nov 2013 #11

Mr. Pitt thank you, even though I question labels. n/t saidsimplesimon Nov 2013 #12

Liberals Lamonte Nov 2013 #14

LOVE that quote! jazzimov Nov 2013 #15

great quote napkinz Nov 2013 #16

uh oh hfojvt Nov 2013 #17

You can look behind and look forward as well. Curmudgeoness Nov 2013 #24

If Only colsohlibgal Nov 2013 #18

k and r Berlum Nov 2013 #19

Count me in! SoapBox Nov 2013 #20

K&R! butterfly77 Nov 2013 #21

Yeah, JimboBillyBubbaBob Nov 2013 #22

A-freakin-men! CFLDem Nov 2013 #23

Call me a "Proud Liberal" any day GeoWilliam750 Nov 2013 #25

"...and so, my fellow citizens, Ask not... lastlib Nov 2013 #26

My sig line is correct too. Adlai Stevenson - "When Republicans stole lying about us, we'll Nanjing to Seoul Nov 2013 #27

Hear, hear! nt Mnemosyne Nov 2013 #28

Always have been always will be, a proud, bleeding heart liberal. mountain grammy Nov 2013 #29

Here are some good links RoccoR5955 Nov 2013 #31

I have never rejected the term, unlike some DissidentVoice Nov 2013 #33

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch.....nt Enthusiast Nov 2013 #34

K & R ctsnowman Nov 2013 #35