Politics is about the improvement of people's lives. It's about advancing the cause of peace and justice in our country and the world. Politics is about doing well for the people.

Quote by Paul Wellstone

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As free citizens in a political democracy, we have a responsibility to be interested and...

As free citizens in a political democracy, we have a responsibility to be interested and...

Politics isn't about big money or power games; it's about the improvement of people's lives.

Politics isn't about big money or power games; it's about the improvement of people's lives.

We can and must move U.S. politics forward by means of committed participation.

We can and must move U.S. politics forward by means of committed participation.

Never separate the life you live from the words you speak.

Never separate the life you live from the words you speak.

If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point...

If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point...

Education and democracy have the same goal: the fullest possible development of human capabilities.

Education and democracy have the same goal: the fullest possible development of human capabilities.

The future will belong to those who have passion and are willing to work hard...

The future will belong to those who have passion and are willing to work hard...

The first task in teaching is to bring to consciousness what the students already believe...

The first task in teaching is to bring to consciousness what the students already believe...

We can remake the world daily.

We can remake the world daily.

I think the future also will not belong to those who are cynical or those...

I think the future also will not belong to those who are cynical or those...

The only way to change is to vote. People are responsible.

The only way to change is to vote. People are responsible.

The idea of democracy has been stripped of it moral imperatives and come to denote...

The idea of democracy has been stripped of it moral imperatives and come to denote...

Without trying, I'm different.

Without trying, I'm different.

The American polity is infected with a serious imbalance of power between elites and masses,...

The American polity is infected with a serious imbalance of power between elites and masses,...

There are three critical ingredients to democratic renewal and progressive change in America: good public...

There are three critical ingredients to democratic renewal and progressive change in America: good public...

Politics is not about power.

Politics is not about power.

If a teacher does not involve himself, his values, his commitments, in the course of...

If a teacher does not involve himself, his values, his commitments, in the course of...

Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning.

Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning.

Sometimes, the only realists are the dreamers.

Sometimes, the only realists are the dreamers.

Our aims in political activism are not, and should not be, to create a perfect...

Our aims in political activism are not, and should not be, to create a perfect...