Word: democraticized
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Freedom House, whose widely respected annual survey was used for our evaluations, defines freedom as it is understood in constitutionally democratic states. In judging political rights, it considers whether the leaders of a country are chosen in an open voting process, whether there are multiple political parties or at least...
" Anyone who shifts against the Panama treaties now would look flabby back home," observed Democratic Senator Alan Cranston of California. Added Majority Leader Robert Byrd: "Now that all the Senators have taken a stand, I believe that they'll stay there. We might even pick up one or two...
Thus, as Congress recessed last week for a ten-day vacation, Democratic leaders were confident that they had no chance of losing their 68-to-32 Senate majority in favor of the Panama Canal treaties. The first treaty, giving the U.S. the right to defend the canal's neutrality...
Midge Costanza, special assistant to President Carter, quieting a heckler who was disrupting her speech at a Queens, N.Y., Democratic club: "Don't mess with me. I know people in high places. I know Amy."
Muhammad Ali, signing an autograph for House Speaker Tip O'Neill at the 15th annual Democratic congressional dinner: "Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth."