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"Do the day`s work. If it be to protect the rights of the weak, whoever objects, do it. If it be to help a powerful corporation better to serve the people, whatever the opposition, do that. Expect to be called a stand-patter, but don`t be a stand-patter. Expect to be called a demagogue, but don`t be a demagogue. Don`t hesitate to be as revolutionary as science. Don`t hesitate to be as reactionary as the multiplication table. Don`t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. Don`t hurry to legislate. Give administration a chance to catch up with legislation."

- Calvin Coolidge

I was also surprised at how easy it was for the Clinton Administration to demagogue against the rights of gun owners, for instance.

- Alfred Hamilton Barr

The President`s focus on Social Security as a national problem demonstrates his willingness to lead where others have chosen to demagogue.

- Alois Fabry

Let`s destroy this young demagogue before he becomes another Ralph Nader. (about John Kerry)

- Richard M. Nixon