What Defines a Democrat? [View All]

We're all talking about liberal, moderate and conservative Democrats here.

I don't agree with many things that other members of my party believe.

So what, to you, defines a Democrat? We can skip the semantics and dictionary definitions, but I'd be interested in hearing other people's take on it.

Please be broad and high-level (otherwise it could turn into a total nitpicking thread) and would it be possible to avoid the chorus of, "But that's not what I think, and I'm a Democrat!" posts? I know it won't mean the same thing to everyone. I just care about what it means to you.

I'll start:

To me, a Democrat is a person who believes that government's role includes caring about its citizens and citizens of the world.