As free citizens in a political democracy, we have a responsibility to be interested and involved in the affairs of the human community, be it at the local or the global level.

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I don't think politics has anything to do with left, right, or center. It has...

I don't think politics has anything to do with left, right, or center. It has...

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...

When too many Americans don't vote or participate, some see apathy and despair. I see...

When too many Americans don't vote or participate, some see apathy and despair. I see...

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...

I represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic party.

I represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic party.

Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning.

Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning.

Politics is not about power.

Politics is not about power.

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...

We can remake the world daily.

We can remake the world daily.

Without trying, I'm different.

Without trying, I'm different.

Politics is not predictions and politics is not observations. Politics is what we do. Politics...

Politics is not predictions and politics is not observations. Politics is what we do. Politics...

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...

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...

What the poor, the weak, and the inarticulate desperately require is power, organization, and a...

What the poor, the weak, and the inarticulate desperately require is power, organization, and a...

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;...

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...

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...

I saw as a teacher how, if you take that spark of learning that those...

I saw as a teacher how, if you take that spark of learning that those...

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.

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...