Politics is about the improvement of people's lives. It's about advancing the cause of peace and justice in our country and the world. Politics is about doing well for the people.

Quote by Paul Wellstone

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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;...

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.

Politics is not about power.

Politics is not about power.

I don't think politics has anything to do with left, right, or center. It has...

I don't think politics has anything to do with left, right, or center. It has...

Without trying, I'm different.

Without trying, I'm different.

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...

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.

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...

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...

Sometimes, the only realists are the dreamers.

Sometimes, the only realists are the dreamers.

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

As free citizens in a political democracy, we have a responsibility to be interested and...

As free citizens in a political democracy, we have a responsibility to be interested and...

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...

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...

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...