"A NATION THAT CONTINUES YEAR AFTER YEAR TO SPEND MORE MONEY ON MILITARY DEFENSE THAN ON PROGRAMS OF SOCIAL UPLIFT IS APPROACHING SPIRITUAL DOOM."

- MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

"IF CIVILIZATION IS TO SURVIVE, WE MUST CULTIVATE THE SCIENCE OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS - THE ABILITY OF ALL PEOPLES, OF ALL KINDS, TO LIVE TOGETHER, IN THE SAME WORLD AT PEACE."

- FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

"I LOOK FORWARD TO A FUTURE IN WHICH OUR COUNTRY WILL MATCH ITS MILITARY STRENGTH WITH OUR MORAL RESTRAINT, ITS WEALTH WITH OUR WISDOM, ITS POWER WITH OUR PURPOSE."

- JOHN F. KENNEDY

“WHAT IS OBJECTIONABLE, WHAT IS DANGEROUS, ABOUT EXTREMISTS IS NOT THAT THEY ARE EXTREME, BUT THAT THEY ARE INTOLERANT. THE EVIL IS NOT WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT THEIR CAUSE, BUT WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT THEIR OPPONENTS.”

- ROBERT KENNEDY

"MANKIND MUST PUT AN END TO WAR OR WAR WILL PUT AN END TO MANKIND."

- JOHN F KENNEDY

"THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH AMERICA THAT CANNOT BE CURED BY WHAT IS RIGHT WITH AMERICA."

- WILLIAM J. CLINTON

"IT IS TO BE REGRETTED THAT THE RICH AND POWERFUL TOO OFTEN BEND THE ACTS OF GOVERNMENT TO THEIR OWN SELFISH PURPOSES."

- ANDREW JACKSON

"I HAVE LONG ENJOYED THE FRIENDSHIP AND COMPANIONSHIP OF REPUBLICANS BECAUSE I AM BY INSTINCT A TEACHER, AND I WOULD LIKE TO TEACH THEM SOMETHING."

- WOODROW WILSON

"HAVE WE NOT COME TO SUCH AN IMPASSE IN THE MODERN WORLD THAT WE MUST LOVE OUR ENEMIES - OR ELSE? THE CHAIN REACTION OF EVIL - HATE BEGETTING HATE, WARS PRODUCING MORE WARS - MUST BE BROKEN, OR ELSE WE SHALL BE PLUNGED INTO THE DARK ABYSS OF ANNIHILATION."

- MARTIN LUTHER KING JR

Welcome to knoxdems.org!

Thanks for stopping by the website for the Knox County Democratic Party. We are located in Galesburg, Illinois. The Knox County Democrats have been continuously active and working to improve Knox County in various degrees since 1836. If you would like to contact us, our chair, Norm Winick, is more than happy to speak with you.

He can be reached at our headquarters located at 251 E. Main St. Galesburg, Il. He can also be reached by phone (309) 342-1600. Additionally you can email him chair@knoxdems.org.

The officers of the central committee include:

The Party meets the 4th Thursday of each month at Cherry St. Resturant. It is located at 57 S. Cherry St. in Galesburg. The meetings start at 7pm, but feel free to come at 6pm and order dinner.