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The future will belong to those who have passion and are willing to work hard to make our country better
Paul Wellstone
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Paul Wellstone
Age: 58 †
Born: 1944
Born: July 21
Died: 2002
Died: October 25
Former United States Senator
Political Scientist
Politician
University Teacher
Washington
District of Columbia
Paul David Wellstone
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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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Without trying, I'm different.
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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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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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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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I was talking about no nukes, the farm crisis. People said that wasn't stuff that a state auditor was supposed to be talking about. Maybe they were right.
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Never separate the life you live from the words you speak.
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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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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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The people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the source of all political power.
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We all do better, when we all do better.
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I represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic party.
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