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 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

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

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

Above and beyond the question of how to grow the economy there is a legitimate...

Above and beyond the question of how to grow the economy there is a legitimate...

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 emphasize self-esteem, self-confidence, and dignity, not as an ideal, but as a real test...

I emphasize self-esteem, self-confidence, and dignity, not as an ideal, but as a real test...

When too many Americans don't vote or participate, some see apathy and despair. I see...

When too many Americans don't vote or participate, some see apathy and despair. I see...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

A permanent division of labor inevitably creates occupational and class inequality and conflict.

A permanent division of labor inevitably creates occupational and class inequality and conflict.

Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself

Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself