Paul Wellstone

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. ↗

— Paul Wellstone

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

— Paul Wellstone

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Politics is not about money. ↗

— Paul Wellstone

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Politics is not about power. ↗

— Paul Wellstone

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Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning. ↗

— Paul Wellstone

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The American polity is infected with a serious imbalance of power between elites and masses, a power which is the principal threat to our democracy. ↗

— Paul Wellstone

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The first task in teaching is to bring to consciousness what the students already believe by virtue of their personal experiences about themselves and society. ↗

— Paul Wellstone

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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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The kind of national goal we ought to be thinking about is way beyond national product - it is how do we as a nation help our children be the best kinds of people they could possibly be? ↗

— Paul Wellstone

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

— Paul Wellstone

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