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Paul Wellstone Inspirational Quotes (31)

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The best kind of politics is when you help people become their own best selves.
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Education and democracy have the same goal: the fullest possible development of human capabilities.
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We must regain our vision and hope and move our country forward on an agenda of peace and justice.
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We're not going to have real security until we invest in our children.
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The only way to change is to vote. People are responsible.
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When too many Americans don't vote or participate, some see apathy and despair. I see disappointment and even outrage. And I believe that out of this frustration can come hope and action.
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Our politics are our deepest form of expression: they mirror our past experiences and reflect our dreams and aspirations for the future.
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If a teacher does not involve himself, his values, his commitments, in the course of discussion, why should the students?
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I do believe that there's going to be a pretty strong consensus for a very strong .. censure resolution.
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What the poor, the weak, and the inarticulate desperately require is power, organization, and a sense of identity and purpose, not rarefied advice of political scientists.
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There is a major ingredient missing from our perception of how changes are brought about that ingredient is power.
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Without trying, I'm different.
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Politics isn't about big money or power games it's about the improvement of people's lives.
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Politics is not predictions and politics is not observations. Politics is what we do. Politics is what we do, politics is what we create, by what we work for, by what we hope for and what we dare to imagine.
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Never separate the life you live from the words you speak.
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We need a new kind of citizenship, so that we can see citizens as themselves earning the rank of patriot because of their involvement in their community affairs....We as a society need to be encouraging people to focus not just on individual wants but on serving the larger community.
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Above and beyond the question of how to grow the economy there is a legitimate concern about how to grow the quality of our lives.
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The problem with party politics is that people get involved every two or four years and that is it. In the meantime, the legislature and Minnesota politics are on a separate track.
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The future will belong to those who have passion and are willing to work hard to make our country better
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I don't think politics has anything to do with left, right, or center. It has to do with trying to do right by people.
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There are three critical ingredients to democratic renewal and progressive change in America: good public policy, grassroots organizing and electoral politics.
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The people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the source of all political power.
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The Democratic Party has lost much of it credibility with working class and low-income people. It retards progress toward presenting a genuine alternative.
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We all do better, when we all do better.
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