"Democracy, to me, is liberty plus economic security. To put it in plain language, we Americans want to talk, pray, think as we please—and eat regular."
— Maury Maverick

January 1, 1970

Quote Details

Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Added on April 10, 2026
Unverified quote
0 likes
Democratic Party (United States) politiciansPoliticians from TexasMembers of the United States House of Representatives
Original Language: English

Sources

Quoted by Robert H. Jackson, Speech to the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco (1939): reported in Eugene C. Gerhart, America's Advocate: Robert H. Jackson (1958), p. 456