"And what do Democrats stand for, if they are so ready to defame concerned citizens as the "mob" - a word betraying a Marie Antoinette delusion of superiority to ordinary mortals. I thought my party was populist, attentive to the needs and wishes of those outside the power structure. And as a product of the 1960s, I thought the Democratic party was passionately committed to freedom of thought and speech"
- Camille Paglia
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This quote by Camille Paglia is a criticism of the Democratic party. She questions what the celebration means if they are so fast to label worried people as a "mob". She indicates that the Democratic party has a sense of supremacy over the typical individual, which she compares to Marie Antoinette's attitude. Paglia also expresses her disappointment that the Democratic party is not as populist as she believed it was, and that it is not as devoted to liberty of thought and speech as it was throughout the 1960s. This quote reveals that Paglia is not pleased with the present state of the Democratic celebration which she believes it has actually wandered off from its initial worths.
This quote is written / told by Camille Paglia somewhere between April 2, 1947 and today. She was a famous Author from USA.
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