But these days there are a lot of younger people who would like to go into teaching but don't because the economic opportunities are sometimes elsewhere.

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Democrats don't relate to middle-class people.

Democrats don't relate to middle-class people.

I want to attract the best people into teaching.

I want to attract the best people into teaching.

Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, whether you are a liberal or a conservative,...

Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, whether you are a liberal or a conservative,...

You can set up whatever negotiations or structure you want, but until the Palestinians are...

You can set up whatever negotiations or structure you want, but until the Palestinians are...

I'm strongly for a patient Bill of Rights. Decisions ought to be made by doctors,...

I'm strongly for a patient Bill of Rights. Decisions ought to be made by doctors,...

But I don't think the Democratic Party is at eye level with the middle class.

But I don't think the Democratic Party is at eye level with the middle class.

I respect people who feel things passionately. I do. But when someone is a judge,...

I respect people who feel things passionately. I do. But when someone is a judge,...

Do not let arguments of expediency persuade you. That is the slow road to oblivion....

Do not let arguments of expediency persuade you. That is the slow road to oblivion....

In today's competitive economy, to stand still is to die.

In today's competitive economy, to stand still is to die.

I went to the public schools myself. And they were great for me.

I went to the public schools myself. And they were great for me.

I believe the war on terror is the vital discussion of this decade and of...

I believe the war on terror is the vital discussion of this decade and of...

A devastating commentary on the war in Iraq is that we have been unable to...

A devastating commentary on the war in Iraq is that we have been unable to...

You do have to change things as warfare changes.

You do have to change things as warfare changes.

So I want my kids to go to public schools because I think it's a...

So I want my kids to go to public schools because I think it's a...

I made education the highest priority of my campaign - actually education and jobs -...

I made education the highest priority of my campaign - actually education and jobs -...

We tend to talk, Democrats, as a party, in legislative terms.

We tend to talk, Democrats, as a party, in legislative terms.

Anyone who thinks they have a monopoly on truth, and there is only one way...

Anyone who thinks they have a monopoly on truth, and there is only one way...

Soft money will find its way and seep into the political system and corrode it,...

Soft money will find its way and seep into the political system and corrode it,...

Inaction is perhaps the greatest mistake of all.

Inaction is perhaps the greatest mistake of all.

I'd like to see the health care professionals making decisions, not some bureaucrat in Indianapolis...

I'd like to see the health care professionals making decisions, not some bureaucrat in Indianapolis...