I saw as a teacher how, if you take that spark of learning that those children have, and you ignite it, you can take a child from any background to a lifetime of creativity and accomplishment.

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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...

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.

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...

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.

We can remake the world daily.

We can remake the world daily.

What makes community organizing especially attractive is the faith it places in the ability of...

What makes community organizing especially attractive is the faith it places in the ability of...

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

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

Politics is not about money.

Politics is not about money.

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 not about power.

Politics is not about power.

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

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...

I represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic party.

I represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic party.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

In times like these men should utter nothing for which they would not be willingly...

In times like these men should utter nothing for which they would not be willingly...

Integrity of life is fame's best friend, which nobly, beyond death, shall crown in the...

Integrity of life is fame's best friend, which nobly, beyond death, shall crown in the...

My view was that the campaign had been a sacred thing, that it had been...

My view was that the campaign had been a sacred thing, that it had been...