Above and beyond the question of how to grow the economy there is a legitimate concern about how to grow the quality of our lives.

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I represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic party.

I represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic party.

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 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...

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.

It is the belief that extremes and excesses of inequality must be reduced so that...

It is the belief that extremes and excesses of inequality must be reduced so that...

Politics is not about power.

Politics is not about power.

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

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

Without trying, I'm different.

Without trying, I'm different.

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...

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...

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...

Why don't we call on the credit card companies to be accountable? They need to...

Why don't we call on the credit card companies to be accountable? They need to...

Successful organizing is based on the recognition that people get organized because they, too, have...

Successful organizing is based on the recognition that people get organized because they, too, have...

Sometimes, the only realists are the dreamers.

Sometimes, the only realists are the dreamers.

Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning.

Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning.

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

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

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...

Politics is not about money.

Politics is not about money.

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 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...