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Paul Wellstone
Paul Wellstone
American Politician
Born: Jul 21, 1944
Died: Oct 25, 2002
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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. 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
Work Future Work Hard Better Passion Will Country Our Those Willing Make Hard Who Belong
If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them. Paul Wellstone
Fight Enough Recognize Some Point Them Really Stand Hard Things
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
Democracy Power Imbalance Our Threat Between Masses Principal Infected American Polity Which Serious Elites
Never separate the life you live from the words you speak. Paul Wellstone
Life You Words Speak Live Never Separate
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. Paul Wellstone
Hope Disappointment Vote Frustration Action Believe Too Despair Out See Some Outrage Participate Come American Apathy Many Even
Politics isn't about big money or power games; it's about the improvement of people's lives. Paul Wellstone
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Sometimes, the only realists are the dreamers. Paul Wellstone
Dreams Sometimes Dreamers Only Realists
Successful organizing is based on the recognition that people get organized because they, too, have a vision. Paul Wellstone
People Vision Too Recognition Because Get Successful Organized Organizing Based
There are three critical ingredients to democratic renewal and progressive change in America: good public policy, grassroots organizing and electoral politics. Paul Wellstone
Politics Good Change Three Progressive Critical Democratic Policy Renewal America Public Ingredients Electoral Organizing Public Policy Grassroots
Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning. Paul Wellstone
Politics About Winning Sake
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
Best People Nation National Thinking Ought Our Way Kind Possibly Kinds About Could Beyond How Goal Children Product Help
I emphasize self-esteem, self-confidence, and dignity, not as an ideal, but as a real test of community organization. Without leadership development, community organizations do not have staying power. Paul Wellstone
Leadership Dignity Organization Power Community Staying Staying Power Self-Confidence Development Emphasize Ideal Self-Esteem Without Real Test Organizations
I saw as a teacher how, if you take that spark of learning that those children have, and you ignite it, you can take a child from any background to a lifetime of creativity and accomplishment. Paul Wellstone
Teacher You Learning Creativity Saw Background Those Take Lifetime How Accomplishment Child Any Children Spark Ignite
It is the belief that extremes and excesses of inequality must be reduced so that each person is free to fully develop his or her full potential. This is why we take precious time out of our lives and give it to politics. Paul Wellstone
Politics Time Free Our Our Lives Extremes Out Must Give Potential Excess Take Develop Inequality Reduced His Precious Person Precious Time Full Full Potential Fully Each Belief Why Lives Her
We can and must move U.S. politics forward by means of committed participation. Paul Wellstone
Politics Must Participation Committed Move Means Forward
A politics that is not sensitive to the concerns and circumstances of people's lives, a politics that does not speak to and include people, is an intellectually arrogant politics that deserves to fail. Paul Wellstone
Politics People Speak Arrogant Circumstances Fail Concerns Does Intellectually Sensitive Include Lives Deserves
Education and democracy have the same goal: the fullest possible development of human capabilities. Paul Wellstone
Education Democracy Possible Development Goal Same Human Capabilities Fullest
I represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic party. Paul Wellstone
Party Wing Democratic Democratic Party Represent
I'm short, I'm Jewish and I'm a liberal. Paul Wellstone
Liberal Short Jewish
If a teacher does not involve himself, his values, his commitments, in the course of discussion, why should the students? Paul Wellstone
Teacher Values Students Involve Himself Course Does His Discussion Commitments Should Why
Without trying, I'm different. Paul Wellstone
Without Trying Different
Why don't we call on the credit card companies to be accountable? They need to be held accountable for their predatory lending practices. Paul Wellstone
Call Practices Accountable Predatory Lending Held Companies Why Credit Card Credit Card Need

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