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

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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

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...

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...

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 winning for the sake of winning.

Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning.

A politics that is not sensitive to the concerns and circumstances of people's lives, a...

A politics that is not sensitive to the concerns and circumstances of people's lives, a...

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.

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...

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 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.

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...

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...

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 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;...

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...

Politics is about the improvement of people's lives. It's about advancing the cause of peace...

Politics is about the improvement of people's lives. It's about advancing the cause of peace...

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

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

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...