Maxine Waters Quotes

A liberal is a person whose interests aren’t at stake at the moment

I'm a liberal. The "L" word! ... I love it. Being a liberal is the best thing on earth you can be. You are welcoming to everyone when you're a liberal. You do not have a small mind... I'm a total, total, total liberal and proud of it. And I think it's outrageous to say "The L word". I mean, excuse me. They should be damn lucky that they were liberals here. Liberals gave more to the population of the United States than any other group.

I'm happy to be called a liberal.

The beauty of the Democratic Party is in the mix.

I'm fairly conservative on social issues, but not extremely conservative and not reactionary.

Brattleboro is a very small town, but it's pretty liberal.

I am a bit of a lefty on some issues.

I am certainly a liberal.

I suspect that even most conservatives would prefer to live in the kind of world conjured up in the liberals' imagination rather than in the kind of world we are in fact stuck with.

We liberals do sometimes forsake our vows of compassion for all mankind.

If we want to be the big-tent party, if we want to be the party that is seen as the party that really stands up for the working class, we have to welcome people in and not just believe a certain way.

You have to look beyond your known limited experience. Politics should be based on compassion.

I love my right-wing friends, my practical friends, my bleeding heart friends - without all of these viewpoints, life would be pretty boring.

We want to have a conversation about what does it mean to be liberal in the 21st century and how do we go about creating that kind of a society.

Liberals are my friends, my colleagues, my social world.

We're not programming to conservatives. We're just not eliminating their point of view.

I joined the Labour party because I believed in equality, in freedom of speech and in tolerance, compassion and understanding for people, irrespective of their background and views. In whatever I decide to do in the future I will hold to those principles.

Well, I am not afraid of the word 'liberal.'

Just because people think politically different to you doesn't mean they're inhuman.

You are welcoming to everyone when you're a liberal. You do not have a small mind.

Liberals like me love America. We just love America in a different way.

As for myself, 'total liberal outlook on life and politics' is not an accurate description.

I think my politics are just inclined to be empathetic and humanistic. I grew up with so many different kinds of people with different politics, different religion, no religion, no politics, education, no education, and I was infatuated with all of them.

I'm a good liberal, and I grew up in a very liberal family and had very strongly held beliefs.

Throughout my many years of service to the people of North Carolina, I have always tried to treat people from all viewpoints with respect.