I realized that public affairs were also my affairs. I became active in politics because I saw the possibility, if we all sat back and did nothing, of a world in which there would no longer be any stages for actors to act on. Helen Gahagan Douglas More Quotes by Helen Gahagan Douglas More Quotes From Helen Gahagan Douglas A vigorous democracy a democracy in which there are freedom from want, freedom from fear, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech would never succumb to communism or any other ism. Helen Gahagan Douglas isms freedom-of-speech democracy You can't prove you're an American by waving Old Glory. Helen Gahagan Douglas old-glory prove glory If one lets fear or hate or anger take possession of the mind, they become self-forged chains. Helen Gahagan Douglas hate self mind When a marriage works, nothing on earth can take its place Helen Gahagan Douglas love-and-marriage marriage earth I know the force women can exert in directing the course of events. Helen Gahagan Douglas events education school Character isn't inherited. Helen Gahagan Douglas character I realized that public affairs were also my affairs. Helen Gahagan Douglas public-affairs i-realized affair
