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Quotes About Progressive

Progressive rhetoric has the effect of concealing social crisis and moral breakdown by presenting them as the birth pangs of a new order.
~ Christopher Lasch
Journalism is what maintains democracy. It's the force for progressive social change.
~ Andrew Vachss
I came up in a time where the assumption was, in the '60s and '70s, where the federal government was a great agent of progressive social change, it was the intervener in the best sense, and it would come and address injustice forthrightly.
~ Bill de Blasio
I'm fairly conservative on social issues, but not extremely conservative and not reactionary.
~ John Howard
Scotland has a great deal to offer the world in terms of our approach to key economic and social issues.
~ Nicola Sturgeon
Growing up where I did, I came from a politically progressive family so I was aware of social issues, but it seemed like a very separate thing from film.
~ Ryan Fleck
I consider myself a progressive Republican. I am liberal on social issues.
~ Meghan McCain
I address myself to the Communists, to those Communists who were prompted to join the Party by the progressive ideas of mankind and socialism, and not by selfish personal interests - let us represent our pure and just ideas by pure and just means.
~ Janos Kadar
Seriously, you can't talk socialism in America without going to the OG, Sen. Bernie Sanders.
~ Jaboukie Young-White
I'm more socialist certainly than New Labour - I'm very old Labour, really.
~ Alan Bennett
I am Left-wing. I am a socialist. I believe in sharing wealth. There's no two ways about it.
~ Jess Phillips
I'm a socialist. I'm amazed at how the spirit of socialism is alive and well in New York. I had always thought I wouldn't want to be here without a lot of money, but I was wrong about that.
~ Bertie Carvel
I've always been a liberal and I've always had strong socialist leanings.
~ David Lloyd
I'm a socialist.
~ Neve Campbell
We must be open to creating alliances of progressive and socialist organisations on a local level, particularly given the undemocratic electoral system face.
~ Clive Lewis
I think Millennials are more progressive, more socially progressive, much more concerned about economic issues that impact the poor and middle class, and so that basically shows me that the Democratic party will have a bright future.
~ Ana Kasparian
My dad's cool. He is socially liberal.
~ Casey Wilson
I think, probably, socially, in some ways New York may be the least American city. It represents too many things that Americans really don't entirely want in their lives.
~ Margo Jefferson
At times, I have been criticized by some philosophers of education, who place me in postures that they classify pejoratively as 'revolutionary.' But I have had the satisfaction of being invited to work in societies making progressive efforts without wavering. They were changing, and so they called on me.
~ Paulo Freire
I use a progressive alarm that makes a soft sound at first and then progressively gets louder. But I usually wake on the first sound, so it doesn't disturb my wife. When I used a loud alarm clock, I was more likely to hit it on the head and go back to sleep.
~ Edwin Catmull
So many commercial orgs have software where you can come and modify it, but they still control everything. And what's controlled is very clearly what's good for their business, or if they're more progressive, their view of what's good for the Internet.
~ Mitchell Baker
Maine needs a comprehensive solar policy that brings us into the 21st century.
~ Sara Gideon
Yes, the Green Party is committed to a healthy environment. But the Green Party is not solely committed to just that.
~ Cynthia McKinney
'Fragile,' of course, was a very successful album for us, especially here in the States. It had a lot of solo pieces on it, though.
~ Chris Squire