- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Demonize Quotes
Quotes on demonizing, political rhetoric, and avoiding vilification.
This page gathers quotes that use the word 'demonize,' mostly from speakers describing political rhetoric and explaining why they choose not to vilify opposing groups or institutions. The quotes reflect a range of viewpoints on business, labor, and public trust.
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- Giving
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a big problem with people who glamorize dumbness and demonize education and intellect. And I'm giving a pretty good description of Sarah Palin right now.
- End Of The Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the idea of trying to demonize Governor Romney's going to backfire. Their attempts so far have failed pretty outstandingly and I think at the end of the day, people are going to say, 'what was Obama's record?' Governor Romney's got pro-growth Reaganesque proposals on the table.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everything is a conspiracy. People kind of demonize the word. But a conspiracy is when two people get together and do something. So, if more than one person does something, it's a conspiracy. The revolution was a conspiracy, Iran Contra, Watergate.
- Our
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- Nov 07, 2020
We demonize our enemies at our own peril.
- Nationalism
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't feel particularly attached to Israel - 'nationalism,' as Noam Chomsky said, 'is not my cup of tea' - but I feel no particular need to demonize it.
- Pressure
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can demonize Goldman Sachs all you want, and I'm sure there are reasons to do it. But the real pressure is all of us pressuring the companies for stock returns, and that leads to all kinds of decisions.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's something strange about theater. My characters consistently demonize elitism, but of course it's taking place in a theater where only so many people can see it. I've been in silly popcorn movies - the kind of thing that as an actor you might feel embarrassed about - but those movies reach many more people.
- Influence
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- Nov 07, 2020
The mainstream media spins stories that are largely racist, violent, and irresponsible - stories that celebrate power and demonize victims, all the while camouflaging its pedagogical influence under the cheap veneer of entertainment.
- House
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- Nov 07, 2020
Reagan refused to demonize his foes. Instead he charmed them, with a few exceptions, including Tip O'Neill, the Democratic Speaker of the House and the embodiment of the liberalism Reagan sought to reverse.
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we really want to cherish religious freedom, people who want to believe that same-sex marriage should take place, they have a right to believe that, and people who want to believe it's inappropriate, we should not demonize those people - if we really believe in religious liberty.
- Daily
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- Nov 07, 2020
American popular culture, like individuals in daily life, tends to either romanticize or demonize mothers. We ricochet between 'Everything I ever accomplished I owe to my mother' and 'Every problem I have in my life is my mother's fault.'
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
People demonize me; people idolize me; everything I say and do has been scrutinized.
- American Dream
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- Nov 07, 2020