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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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 American polity is infected with a serious imbalance of power between elites and masses,...

The American polity is infected with a serious imbalance of power between elites and masses,...

We can remake the world daily.

We can remake the world daily.

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...

I represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic party.

I represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic party.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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 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...

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

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

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing...

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing...

Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today's mighty oak is yesterday's nut...

Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today's mighty oak is yesterday's nut...

Integrity has no need of rules.

Integrity has no need of rules.