Democratic Platform
"Renewing America’s Promise"
The following is excerpted from the Democratic Party Platform as adopted by the delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. At moments of great peril in the last century, American leaders such asFranklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and John F. Kennedy managed both to protectthe American people and to expand opportunity for the next generation. Theyensured that America,by deed and example, led and lifted the world — that we stood for and foughtfor the freedoms sought by billions of people beyond our borders. They used ourstrengths to show people everywhere America at its best. Today, we areagain called…
