02UndatedIf 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 / quote ↗
03UndatedWhen 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 / quote ↗
04UndatedPolitics is not predictions and politics is not observations. Politics is what we do. Politics is what we do, politics is what we create, by what we work for, by what we hope for and what we dare to imagine.Paul Wellstone / quote ↗
06UndatedI 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 / quote ↗
07UndatedIf a teacher does not involve himself, his values, his commitments, in the course of discussion, why should the students?Paul Wellstone / quote ↗
09UndatedI 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 / quote ↗
10UndatedThere are three critical ingredients to democratic renewal and progressive change in America: good public policy, grassroots organizing and electoral politics.Paul Wellstone / quote ↗
11UndatedPolitics 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 / quote ↗
12UndatedWe can and must move U.S. politics forward by means of committed participation.Paul Wellstone / quote ↗
13UndatedI 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 / quote ↗
14UndatedA 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 / quote ↗
15UndatedThe people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the source of all political power.Paul Wellstone / quote ↗
16UndatedEducation and democracy have the same goal: the fullest possible development of human capabilities.Paul Wellstone / quote ↗
