A politics that is not sensitive to the concerns and circumstances of people's lives, a politics that does not speak to and include people, is an intellectually arrogant politics that deserves to fail.

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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.

The people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the source of...

The people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the source of...

Above and beyond the question of how to grow the economy there is a legitimate...

Above and beyond the question of how to grow the economy there is a legitimate...

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

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

I'm short, I'm Jewish and I'm a liberal.

I'm short, I'm Jewish and I'm a liberal.

I was talking about no nukes, the farm crisis. People said that wasn't stuff that...

I was talking about no nukes, the farm crisis. People said that wasn't stuff that...

I emphasize self-esteem, self-confidence, and dignity, not as an ideal, but as a real test...

I emphasize self-esteem, self-confidence, and dignity, not as an ideal, but as a real test...

The kind of national goal we ought to be thinking about is way beyond national...

The kind of national goal we ought to be thinking about is way beyond national...

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...

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,...

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...

Our politics are our deepest form of expression: they mirror our past experiences and reflect...

Our politics are our deepest form of expression: they mirror our past experiences and reflect...

What makes community organizing especially attractive is the faith it places in the ability of...

What makes community organizing especially attractive is the faith it places in the ability of...

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

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

There is a major ingredient missing from our perception of how changes are brought about;...

There is a major ingredient missing from our perception of how changes are brought about;...

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...

I represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic party.

I represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic party.

Sometimes, the only realists are the dreamers.

Sometimes, the only realists are the dreamers.

Politics is not about power.

Politics is not about power.

We can remake the world daily.

We can remake the world daily.