Mission
A multi-issue national organization, Demos combines research, policy development and advocacy to influence public debate and catalyze progressive change. The name "Demos" is derived from the Greek word meaning “the people” and is the root for the word “Democracy."
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Famous quotes containing the word mission:
“When you’re dealing with monkeys, you’ve got to expect some wrenches.”
—Alvah Bessie, Ranald MacDougall, and Lester Cole. Raoul Walsh. Captain Nelson, Objective Burma, giving a subaltern a mission (1945)
“The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation.”
—William McKinley (1843–1901)
“The mission is too important to allow you to jeopardize it.”
—Stanley Kubrick (b. 1928)