“The foundational principles of modern liberalism - civil rights and gr...” — Neera Tanden Quote

“The foundational principles of modern liberalism - civil rights and greater economic equality - took further strides during Johnson's presidency than any since the New Deal. But ironically enough, as he assumed power and ran on his own for the presidency, his presidency was feared by liberals.”

“The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act dramatically expanded child care provisions and Head Start.”

“A moderate president with strong margins in the House and Senate can achieve many more liberal goals than a liberal without the Senate.”

“The true architects of the ACA are the members of the Senate Finance and Senate Health committees who wrote the bill, with input from dozens of congressional hearings and bipartisan round tables. Before that, presidential candidates, including President Obama, laid out a framework of reforms that became the basis of the Affordable Care Act.”

“Growth rates were highest in the 1960s at 4.55 percent for the decade, when we created Medicare, Medicaid, and the Great Society poverty programs - our greatest expansion of government.”

“It has generally been assumed that of two opposing systems of philosophy, e.g., realism and idealism, one only can be true and one must be false; and so philosophers have been hopelessly divided on the question, which is the true one.”

“One of the problems with a candidate like Bob Kennedy, and his brother before him, was that people assumed they didn't need contributions.”

“Before this learning experience, I had assumed that with regard to programs that sought to help people out of poverty, the political world was essentially divided into two camps: conservatives who opposed these for a variety of reasons, and liberals who supported them.”

“We all know that looks matter, and modern politicians have always assumed that their battles are decided on both substance and image.”

“When I finished my A-levels, I assumed I'd be able to get work as an actor. But I couldn't. I didn't get an audition. Nothing. So I thought I'd better train and then the parts would come.”