The discrepancy between American ideals and American practice - between our aims and what we actually do - creates a moral dry rot which eats away at the foundations of our democratic faith.
Helen Gahagan DouglasPoliticians aren't any more wicked than other citizens but the situation in which they are placed warps their judgment.
Helen Gahagan DouglasThe first step toward liberation of any group is to use the power in hand... And the power in hand is the vote.
Helen Gahagan DouglasIf you tell me that there are obstacles in the way of your ambition that make it impossible to pursue, then I know it's not a real ambition. There are always obstacles. The 'perversity of events,' as someone once called it, is always ready to lick us. Events are never right for achieving what we most want to achieve. If this were not so, there would be no real fun in being 17 -- or even in being alive.
Helen Gahagan Douglas