Andrew Young Quotes
We've changed in the sense that we flipped - and this is no longer the Republican party of Lincoln. This is the party of suppression.
Young, Andrew. Interview. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2012.
One of the reasons that Reagan was so popular and effective was the he was positive and civil in his public and political relations. Although he was clearly conservative, he worked very well with the Democrats in Congress and in the state. The Republican Party after Reagan had become totally negative and offered nothing positive and specific. Lack of comity and much nastiness had become the Republican legislative style and on Radio and TV the nastiness rivaled that of McCarthyism. Conservatives like Graham who were civil and polite to Democrats and everyone else, were actually castigated and attacked by other Republican leaders and spokespeople.
Lecture, FDR Presidential Library, Hyde Park, NY, June 24, 2006
The Republican Party leadership at the time was extremely isolationist. In addition, they were totally insensitive to the issues of freedom that was being denied people in many countries as a result of Nazi Fascist invasions, persecution of Jews, Gypsies and the mentally retarded and the Japanese Military atrocities in Asia.
Discussing his decision not to seek reelection as a Senator from Arizona. He also was a major public critic of the Republican President Donald Trump, this was regarded by the Party Base as party disloyalty and the base form the majority of voters in most primary elections.
Andrew Jackson Young Jr. is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the civil rights movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and a close confidant to Martin Luther King Jr. Young later became active in politics, serving as a U.S. Congressman from Georgia, United States Ambassador to the United Nations in the Carter Administration, and 55th Mayor of Atlanta. Since leaving office, Young has founded or served in many organizations working on issues of public policy and political lobbying.
