Debbie Wasserman Schultz Quotes

I think we need to show people that they have a place in the Democratic Party, whether they come from San Francisco or St. Louis.

I'm just really proud of the Democratic caucus. I look around in our meetings, and I think we really look like America.

We are a revolutionary country with a revolutionary tradition. We want everyone to be democrats.

As Republicans try to trample on our most sacred freedoms, Democrats will do everything we can to end discrimination and protect the one right that preserves all others - the right to vote.

Obviously, local elections are where you can make the most difference, but it's great when everyone starts talking about what they believe in.

The biggest strength we have as Democrats is encouraging people to speak up about what is in their best interest.

One of the things I want to achieve in the potentially short time I'm in Westminster is to stop people thinking we're all the same. Because while they believe that, the establishment stays in the same people's hands.

No poll can equal the day-to-day visits of the men and women of the Democratic Party.

There is a real diversity of talent and background on the A list so as to better reflect our society in all walks. There are people who have been candidates before, Councillors, Doctors, business leaders, charity campaigners.

Texas has a lot of challenges, but if I choose to run I will talk about opening democracy to mainstream Texans and not just to a closed circle of entrenched ideologues.

Anyone who wants to be part of the political process should adopt values that are compatible with democracy.

Today, many people take for granted the notion that people whose lives are going to be very heavily affected by public policies should have a say in how they are formulated and carried out.

I'm part of a party that I think values making sure that everyone in this country has an opportunity to succeed. That's why I'm a Democrat.

If we are to build grassroots respect for the institutions and processes that constitute democracy, the state must treat its citizens as real citizens rather than as subjects.

Every member in Congress has a seat, and they deserve a seat at the table.

I have strong reasons for being a Democrat. Basically if you want true fairness in society, you want to give a voice in the corridors of power for the people who otherwise would not have it, I believe that will come from the Democratic Party.

If you don't have a democracy in which most people feel engaged, you don't have a democracy very long.

The development of democracy is very much a matter of education and of progressing step by step.

The lack of political attention to candidates and issues, history has shown us, is a sure-fire way to end up left out of the policy debates altogether. We need to continue to educate our elected officials and candidates for office on who we are, what we need and why they should stand in solidarity with us.

It is not suffrage that gives life to democracy; it is our democratic society that gives life to suffrage.

Here we are the way politics ought to be in America, the politics of happiness, the politics of purpose, and the politics of joy.

Both a societal infrastructure and the talent of ab individuals or individuals are necessary and dufficient conditions for success in a modern democracy.

Institutionalizing dissent in our agencies moves us toward a healthier democracy and helps fulfill our founders' vision.

When voters know what Democrats stand for, we can improve the lives of all Americans, no matter their race, religion or sexual orientation.

Democrats need to define themselves - not what they're against or who they're against, but we have got to define ourselves with what we're for.