Freedom is not won on the battlefields. The chance for freedom is won there. The final battle is won or lost in our hearts and minds.
Helen Gahagan DouglasCharacter isn't inherited. One builds it daily by the way one thinks and acts, thought by thought, action by action. If one lets fear or hate or anger take possession of the mind, they become self-forged chains.
Helen Gahagan DouglasDemocracy cannot long survive when the people permit their lives to be dominated - economically or politically - by a powerful few.
Helen Gahagan DouglasPoliticians aren't any more wicked than other citizens but the situation in which they are placed warps their judgment.
Helen Gahagan Douglas