"If by liberal, they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind; someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions; someone who cares about the welfare of the people, their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, their civil liberties; someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicion that grips us; if that is what they mean by a liberal, then I am proud to be a liberal."Sen. Edward M. Kennedy...(Feb. 22, 1932-Aug. 29, 2009)