Our politics are our deepest form of expression: they mirror our past experiences and reflect our dreams and aspirations for the future.

Quote by Paul Wellstone

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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.

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...

Our aims in political activism are not, and should not be, to create a perfect...

Our aims in political activism are not, and should not be, to create a perfect...

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.

I represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic party.

I represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic party.

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...

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...

Sometimes, the only realists are the dreamers.

Sometimes, the only realists are the dreamers.

The people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the source of...

The people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the source of...

The kind of national goal we ought to be thinking about is way beyond national...

The kind of national goal we ought to be thinking about is way beyond national...

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 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...

Without trying, I'm different.

Without trying, I'm different.

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...

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...

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...

Politics is not about money.

Politics is not about money.

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

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

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

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