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Keith Ellison
Keith Ellison
American Politician
Born: Aug 4, 1963
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Not voting is not a protest. It is a surrender. Keith Ellison
Surrender Voting Protest
You have to knock doors, make calls, and build a relationship with voters long before Election Day. Keith Ellison
Day Relationship You Election Long Build Before Doors Knock Voters Make Calls Election Day
If people want to protest, to get out there and express themselves, as long as they do it peacefully, they should be encouraged to do so. Keith Ellison
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I think it's dangerous to prosecute people for their political views and their political associations. I think you prosecute people for what they do, for their acts. Keith Ellison
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People like, George Soros, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Paul Krugman, Joe Stiglitz, Jeffrey Sax, Dean Baker, Robert Poland, Larry Summers have said they all support a transaction tax. Keith Ellison
People Summers Sax Joe Support Poland Like Robert Baker Said Dean George Transaction Tax Paul Bill Bill Gates Warren Warren Buffett Larry Gates
We need more leaders speaking up for minority groups who have been marginalized and attacked. Keith Ellison
Minority More Attacked Leaders Been Up Speaking Who Groups Marginalized Need
There must be something in the water in Minnesota because historically, despite its seemingly homogeneous population, the state has produced some of our more radical political thinkers, and its people have put their prejudices aside to vote for them. Keith Ellison
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When you're a leader, you cannot ignore parts of your constituency, even if you know they're not going to vote for you. Keith Ellison
You Vote Leader Know Parts Going Cannot Your Ignore Even
A Republican philosophy goes something like this: If you take your car to the mechanic, and instead of fixing it, they take out the engine and charge you an arm and a leg, you should conclude that mechanics can't fix cars and you should probably just take yours to the junkyard and sell it for scrap metal. Keith Ellison
You Mechanic Car Philosophy Out Charge Something Take Instead Arm Like Conclude Metal Sell Leg Fix Fixing Goes Scrap Just Republican Should Your Engine Yours Mechanics
Our democracy is not something to be taken for granted. You have to fight for it. You have to commit yourself to working for it - for the long haul. Keith Ellison
Democracy You Fight Yourself Long Our Haul Something Long Haul Taken Taken For Granted Commit Working Granted
Environmental spending creates jobs in engineering, manufacturing, construction, materials, operations and maintenance. Keith Ellison
Environmental Construction Engineering Spending Jobs Maintenance Operations Materials Creates Manufacturing
Those who seek the divine want to make this world a better place, which first requires that we communicate. Keith Ellison
Communicate World Better First Those Seek Divine Better Place Make Want Place Which Requires Who
Middle class families should not be forced to scrape by with less while oil companies get away with more. Keith Ellison
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Clean air and a healthy climate benefit all of us, but it will take a diverse coalition to step up to the threat posed by unchecked climate change. Keith Ellison
Change Will Healthy Benefit Air Threat Diverse Clean Clean Air Take Step Climate Climate Change Up Us Coalition
Every now and again, people on the far right take a quote from a progressive out of context and use it to attack them. Keith Ellison
People Every Progressive Out Attack Take Context Quote Again Them Far Far Right Use Now Right
Republicans profess to be against deficits, but they are experts at creating and exacerbating deficits. Keith Ellison
Deficits Experts Against Republicans Creating Profess
People spend money on negative campaigning because it works. Keith Ellison
People Money Negative Spend Because Campaigning Works
Democrats need an organizer who will energize the grass-roots across this country to build the party from the bottom up. Keith Ellison
Will Country Build Party Bottom Democrats Up Across Organizer Who Need
I support Israel. And I have long supported a two-state solution and a democratic and secure state for the Jewish people, with a democratic and viable Palestinian state side-by-side in peace and dignity. Keith Ellison
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At the end of the day, the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott had to be converted into the 1964 Civil Rights Act. We don't want politicians who've gotta be coaxed, cajoled and protested. We want them on our side from the beginning. Keith Ellison
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I would really like to hear somebody who is really articulate about the elements of their faith conversion. I'm not. Keith Ellison
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My faith and my identity as a Muslim - I never saw it as something that made my job harder. It's just an aspect of who I am. Keith Ellison
Faith Job Made Saw Muslim Something Never Identity Am Just Aspect Who Harder
I understand the risks associated with being a soldier. But I think as members of Congress, we should not intensify the chance that we'll have to commit troops to a military conflict unless it's absolutely necessary to defend the nation. Keith Ellison
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I think that anybody who is going to be the standard-bearer, the spokesman for the progressive movement, in the context of a presidential race, has got to learn to master the language and really get their finger on the pulse of how people are feeling. I think that's really important. Keith Ellison
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I'm not a scholar of Islamic history or jurisprudence or anything. Keith Ellison
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The United States' job is not to police the whole world. Keith Ellison
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