I refuse to stand by while our democracy is trampled by politicians more concerned about amassing power than helping the people who sent them to Washington in the first place.

Quote by Senator John Kerry

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We need to guarantee equal rights and civil rights and say that, here in America,...

We need to guarantee equal rights and civil rights and say that, here in America,...

There the Bush Administration has offered only a merry go-round policy. They got up on...

There the Bush Administration has offered only a merry go-round policy. They got up on...

The world today has a strong democratic core shaped by American ingenuity, sacrifice, and spirit....

The world today has a strong democratic core shaped by American ingenuity, sacrifice, and spirit....

I will not lay down and put this narrow, stubborn agenda ahead of our families,...

I will not lay down and put this narrow, stubborn agenda ahead of our families,...

America has not led but fled on the issue of global warming.

America has not led but fled on the issue of global warming.

Its time we framed every question - every issue -- not in terms of whats...

Its time we framed every question - every issue -- not in terms of whats...

We believe that what matters most is not narrow appeals masquerading as values, but the...

We believe that what matters most is not narrow appeals masquerading as values, but the...

Too many people in America believe that if you are pro-choice that means pro-abortion. It...

Too many people in America believe that if you are pro-choice that means pro-abortion. It...

Well, you know, when I talked about the $87 billion, I made a mistake in...

Well, you know, when I talked about the $87 billion, I made a mistake in...

I remember when you couldnt even mention environmental issues without a snicker. But then in...

I remember when you couldnt even mention environmental issues without a snicker. But then in...

There is a direct link between the federal tax cut of 2001 and state tax...

There is a direct link between the federal tax cut of 2001 and state tax...

This budget is like an Enron budget -- smoke the numbers, cook the books, hide...

This budget is like an Enron budget -- smoke the numbers, cook the books, hide...

Politics has always been the art of the possible. Today it's too often the art...

Politics has always been the art of the possible. Today it's too often the art...

Its hard to believe that in the greatest democracy in the world, we need legislation...

Its hard to believe that in the greatest democracy in the world, we need legislation...

Our purpose now is to reclaim democracy itself. We are here to affirm that when...

Our purpose now is to reclaim democracy itself. We are here to affirm that when...

And it is time for those who talk about family values to start valuing families.

And it is time for those who talk about family values to start valuing families.

If America can go to the moon, then in the decades to come we should...

If America can go to the moon, then in the decades to come we should...

The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public...

The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public...

Foreign rightwing fundamentalists attacked the United States. Domestic rightwing fundamentalists took the spotlight. And everywhere,...

Foreign rightwing fundamentalists attacked the United States. Domestic rightwing fundamentalists took the spotlight. And everywhere,...

The real democratic idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with...

The real democratic idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with...

Nothing brings me more happiness than trying to help the most vulnerable people in society....

Nothing brings me more happiness than trying to help the most vulnerable people in society....

The magician and the politician have much in common: they both have to draw our...

The magician and the politician have much in common: they both have to draw our...

A picture must possess a real power to generate light [and] for a long time...

A picture must possess a real power to generate light [and] for a long time...

And Ill tell you, few things make me more angry than some out of touch...

And Ill tell you, few things make me more angry than some out of touch...