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Ron Dellums

American Politician

Born: Nov 24, 1935

Died: Jul 30, 2018

Health Peace People War Will You

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Failure is not a crime. The crime is not trying. Ron Dellums

Failure Crime Trying

Basic human needs like food cannot be corporate questions. Ron Dellums

Food Needs Corporate Like Questions Human Cannot Human Needs Basic

Peace is more than simply the absence of war; it is the absence of conditions that give rise to war. Ron Dellums

War Peace Rise Give More Absence Simply Conditions Than

I want balance in my life. Ron Dellums

Life Balance My Life Want

The government should not do everything for everybody all the time, but it should provide basic services to everyone who needs them. Education ought not be contingent on income or where you live. Neither should health. Ron Dellums

We want Nelson Mandela and the people of South Africa to know that we will stand shoulder to shoulder, hip to hip, until apartheid is eradicated. Ron Dellums

People Will South Africa Nelson Nelson Mandela Know Until Hip Eradicated South Mandela Africa Want Apartheid Shoulder Stand

I have been a lot of 'firsts' on the national political stage, including the first African American congressman from the Bay Area and one of the first Democratic Socialists in Congress. Ron Dellums

Political First National Stage Congress Bay Bay Area Area Democratic Been Lot American African African-American Congressman Including Socialists

I'lI say this: I recall entering Congress in 1971 and being called a 'feminist' by members of my own party as if it was a dirty word. They didn't realize that I wore that label as a badge of honor. Ron Dellums

Word Honor Party Own Congress Say Entering Members My Own Dirty Badge Feminist Label Being Wore Realize Recall

If I wanted to be a celebrity, I would have taken guitar lessons. Ron Dellums

Guitar Guitar Lessons Would Taken Celebrity Wanted Lessons

Let's make Oakland a model city. Ron Dellums

Oakland City Make Model

Economics should not drive you out of the community. Ron Dellums

You Drive Economics Community Out Should

What shaped my politics regarding war and peace was Martin Luther King Jr., the most extraordinary person that I ever heard. And when he began to talk about the issues of war and peace with such eloquence and such passion, I was drawn to that like a magnet. Ron Dellums

Politics War Peace Passion King Eloquence Extraordinary Drawn About Martin Martin Luther Martin Luther King Martin Luther King Jr Magnet Shaped He Like Most Talk Issues Heard Began Person Regarding Ever Luther

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