Donna Brazile Quotes

I think Millennials are more progressive, more socially progressive, much more concerned about economic issues that impact the poor and middle class, and so that basically shows me that the Democratic party will have a bright future.

The revolution has always been in the hands of the young. The young always inherit the revolution.

The young very seldom lead anything in our country today. It's been quite some time since a younger generation pushed an older one to a higher standard.

We have to ask ourselves why younger women don't feel the need to be right up front with their politics. Is that going to set us back or is that itself a sign of progress? I don't know the answer.

My generation, we're so smart and opinionated, and we know the world we want to live in; we know the future we want. We're such a liberal, forward-thinking generation that's been held back by an older generation that doesn't understand it, doesn't want the world to progress quickly because of old ideologies.

I always say that the largest party in every country - the largest opposition group in every country - is the youth party.

When you start talking about abortion and gay rights, people take that seriously and they're passionate about it - on both sides.

There's this perception of D.C. as a boring town run by old white men, but in reality, there are incredibly young people in charge of really important things.

It seems to be the thing now that young people are getting back into politics.

I am concerned with only one thing, the moral and social conditions of my generation.

People on death row, the treatment of animals, women's right to choose. So much in America is based on religious fundamentalist Christianity. Grow up! This is the modern world!

I got more and more politically active and just followed the course of feminism and sexual liberation.

I was surprised by the response of young people because there is a perception that those younger than the 1988 generation are not interested in politics.

Books are for adults; revolution is for the young.

What makes Progressives is their confidence in Progress.

I think generationally, as human progress does its thing, we are constantly impressed by the upcoming generation.

There's certain issues, as I say in my speeches, that I'm not going to compromise on; I'm not going to compromise on a woman's right to choose and on marriage equality.

At university, my generation were ready to fight, but we didn't really have anything to fight for.

Yet the hour of emancipation is advancing ... this enterprise is for the young; for those who can follow it up, and bear it through to it's consummation. It shall have all my prayers, and these are the only weapons of an old man.

I think that once we get to that point where our generation is running things, I truly believe we'll look back at this time and question why we were ever so complacent withholding something as universal as the freedom of equality and marrying someone that you love.

I think I did in the sense that there's a whole generation coming up behind us that was engaged, inspired, worked for change during the course of my presidency, saw what was possible. And that generation, it's coming.

It is the duty of youth to bring fresh new powers to bear on Social progress. Each generation of young people should be to the world like a vast reserve force to a tired army. They should life the world forward. That is what they are for.

Progressivism is usually seen as a stepping back from individualism into a progressive community...

I do think that my generation is really smart and wants to have political conversations, and so I hope that we can continue spreading our ideas and being able to change how our systems work. So, I guess being an all-American to me is being someone who questions things.

One day. my kids are gonna be like, 'What do you mean, gay people couldn't get married?' Just like most of my friends are black, and I find it hard to believe that my great-grandmother and even my grandmother couldn't hang out with black kids when they were young.