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  1. Opinion · Jun 12, 2012
    Science Demands Big Government!

    widespread example, poverty, not one’s moral value system, or lack of it, causes crime. Recently, however, the economic explanation for human behavior has lost some of its appeal. Even … against science itself. Those who oppose Mayor Bloomberg’s law in the name of liberty are therefore missing the point. Not only does another left-wing god -- health -- demand government

  2. Opinion · Jun 12, 2012
    She Warned Us

    Telegraph, writes, “Mrs. Thatcher foresaw with painful clarity the devastation it was bound to cause. Her autobiography records how she warned John Major, her euro-friendly chancellor of the exchequer … when she said, “A democratic Europe of nation states could be a force for liberty, enterprise and open trade. But, if creating a United States of Europe overrides these goals

  3. Historic Document · May 29, 2012
    The Way to Wealth

    Away then with your expensive follies, and you will not then have so much cause to complain of bard times, heavy taxes, and chargeable families; for Women and wine, game … when, I you run I in debt you give to another power over your liberty. If you cannot pay at the time, you will be ashamed to see your creditor

  4. Historic Document · May 29, 2012
    2008 Democratic Platform

    rising costs for poor quality care. Half of all personal bankruptcies in America are caused by medical bills. We spend more on health care than any other country … liberties we cherish and the security we demand. The Democratic Party rejects this dichotomy. We will restore our constitutional traditions, and recover our nation’s founding commitment to liberty under

  5. Historic Document · May 29, 2012
    2004 Democratic Platform

    future for themselves, for their loved ones, and for our country, we say: your cause is our own. That is the America we believe in. That is the America … That is the America we will build together – one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. A STRONG, RESPECTED AMERICA Alone among nations, America was born

  6. Historic Document · May 29, 2012
    2000 Democratic Platform

    still beset with tragedies and difficulties, more people live under governments of freedom, liberty, and democracy than ever before in history. America enjoys unparalleled affluence at home and influence abroad … eligible veterans; pursue the causes of illness suffered by Vietnam and Gulf War veterans; press for more research on diseases caused by exposure to toxic battlefields and treat fairly veterans

  7. Historic Document · May 29, 2012
    1996 Democratic Platform

    make taxpayers pick up the tab for toxic wastes, and let polluters who caused the problem and can afford to fix it off the hook. President Clinton and Democrats … uphold and advance the promise of America -- One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice

  8. Historic Document · May 29, 2012
    1992 Democratic Platform

    values that built this country and will always make it great: personal responsibility, individual liberty, tolerance, faith, family and hard work. We offer the American people not only new ideas … characterized Republican food, agricultural and rural development policies of the past twelve years have caused a crisis in rural America. The cost of Republican farm policy has been staggering

  9. Historic Document · May 29, 2012
    1984 Democratic Platform

    responses to the problem of homelessness as well as long-range solutions to its causes. The Democratic Party will support upgrading and replenishment of the housing stock in minority communities … plank committing this Party to the cause of civil rights. For almost forty years, we have fought proudly for that cause. In 1964, a Democratic President and a Democratic Congress

  10. Historic Document · May 29, 2012
    1980 Democratic Platform

    exploration of space and the oceans. It is as idealistic as the spirit of liberty which imbues our Constitution. It requires nothing less than a continued dedication to Democratic principles … initiated to correct this possible underrepresentation. Civil Liberties The Democratic Party has been actively committed to protecting fundamental civil liberties. Toward that end, over the past four years, the Carter

  11. Historic Document · May 29, 2012
    1976 Democratic Platform

    they are endowed by their creator with unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among People … mismanaged the powers of national government, obstructing the pursuit of economic and social opportunity, causing needless hardship and despair among millions of our fellow citizens. Two Republican Administrations have betrayed

  12. Historic Document · May 29, 2012
    1972 Democratic Platform

    that alarm will turn to panic, triggering short-cut remedies that jeopardize hard-won liberties. When law enforcement breaks down, not only the victims of street violence suffer; the worker … emotion, is both futile and destructive; We can protect all people without undermining fundamental liberties by ceasing to use “law and order” as justification for repression and political persecution

  13. Historic Document · May 29, 2012
    1968 Democratic Platform

    unfurl again the flag of human patriotism and rededicate ourselves under it, to the cause of peace among nations. Now, and not later, is the right time to reclaim … rioting, and other violations of the rights and liberties of others. We will further this campaign by attack on the root causes of crime and disorder. Under the recent enactments

  14. Historic Document · May 29, 2012
    1964 Democratic Platform

    object of liberty and justice for all will the peace and freedom of each of us be secured. These are the principles which command our cause and strengthen our effort … save its ‘Avenue of Presidents.’” Civil Liberties In 1960, we reaffirmed— “Our dedication to the Bill of Rights. Freedom and civil liberties, far from being incompatible with security, are vital

  15. Historic Document · May 29, 2012
    1960 Democratic Platform

    need housing, and 300,000 existing homes are lost through demolition or other causes and need to be replaced. At present, construction does not even meet these requirements, much less … those endowed with extraordinary talent, as a worthy supplement to existing scholarship programs. Civil Liberties With democratic values threatened today by Communist tyranny, we reaffirm our dedication to the Bill

  16. Historic Document · May 29, 2012
    1956 Democratic Platform

    capacity they will surmount any challenge. Economic Development Abroad. We believe that, in the cause of peace, America must support the efforts of underdeveloped countries on a cooperative basis … Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Albania and other countries. We look forward to the day when the liberties of all captive nations will be restored to them and they can again take their

  17. Historic Document · May 29, 2012
    1952 Democratic Platform

    road which has led the United States of America to world leadership in the cause of freedom. We will not retreat one inch along that road. Rather … committee investigating the Katyn Forest massacre. We look forward to the clay when the liberties of Poland and the other oppressed Soviet satellites, including Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria, Albania, Lithuania

  18. Historic Document · May 29, 2012
    1940 Democratic Platform

    freedom we enjoy and the dark repression which prevails in the lands where liberty is dead, affords warning and example to our people to confirm their faith in democracy … their dependents, in just tribute to their sacrifices and their devotion to the cause of liberty. Indians We favor and pledge the enactment of legislation creating an Indian Claims Commission

  19. Historic Document · May 29, 2012
    1932 Democratic Platform

    justice and generosity for all war veterans who have suffered disability or disease caused by or resulting from actual service in time of war and for their dependents. We advocate … Federal Government. And in conclusion, to accomplish these purposes and to recover economic liberty, we pledge the nominees of this convention the best efforts of a great Party whose founder

  20. Historic Document · May 29, 2012
    1928 Democratic Platform

    Democratic Party to encourage business, small and great alike; to conserve human happiness and liberty; to break the shackles of monopoly and free business of the nation; to respond … individual farm units, and because of the influence of weather, pests and other causes, is largely beyond human control. The result is that a large crop frequently is produced