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" All I'd like to say is that I am a patriotic, loyal American. I love my country and the values that it stands for. And I am a Muslim. "

" Americans deserve journalists who provide responsible, objective reporting. "

" Americans used to be able to depend on their jobs to provide a stable retirement. "

" Anybody that's ever been to Israel and to Palestine knows that you can't look at a person and tell if they're Israeli or Palestinian. You can assume. But I've seen Palestinians who look Swedish, and I've seen Israelis who are black. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Decent wages keep people out of homeless shelters. Decent wages allow families to afford books and, I don't know, school fees and things like that. "

" Democrats need an organizer who will energize the grass-roots across this country to build the party from the bottom up. "

" Environmental spending creates jobs in engineering, manufacturing, construction, materials, operations and maintenance. "

" Every now and again, people on the far right take a quote from a progressive out of context and use it to attack them. "

" Faith really should be a bridge, not a wall. Because at the end of the day, we should be focusing on what you believe, not what your religion is. "

" For Ben Carson, Donald Trump, or any other Republican politician to suggest that someone of any faith is unfit for office is out of touch with who we are as a people. "

" How are we all going to pitch in to fix this party to make working America know that the Democratic party is absolutely on their side? That's the real question. "

" I am not one of those people who has contempt for Hillary Clinton. I think she's served our nation. I think there are things that she's done that are very good. "

" I believe that Israel and the U.S.-Israel relationship are, and should be, key considerations in shaping U.S. policy in the Middle East. Americans with roots or interests in the region should be involved in advocacy and discussions of public policy concerning the region. "

" I'd tell you whose brand was tainted is Donald Trump. I mean, this guy was tainted every kind of way you could imagine. I mean, no way in the world that Donald Trump is a champion of working people. "

" 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. "

" If you can make a movie, make one. If you can sing a song, sing it. If you can write a play, write it. If you want to run for office, run. But do something to make this world a better place. "

" I have a deep and personal aversion to anti-Semitism regardless of its source, and I reject and condemn the anti-Semitic statements and actions of the Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan, and Khalid Muhammed. "

" I have always been a fierce fighter against anti-Semitism. I oppose it and always have. "

" I know a lot of police officers who are on the force to do the right thing to protect people. But how can you deny this pattern, this disturbing pattern, Alton Sterling, Mr. Castile in my own community, Philando Castile, but then Tamir Rice, Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Sandra Bland? "

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" I'll never forget working to get my college, Wayne State University, to divest from the government in South Africa. This was the beginning of my activism, and the fight for social and economic justice has been a constant thread in my life. "

" I'm an energetic person. I work hard. "

" I'm going to be fighting to rebuild the Democratic party no matter what. I'm going to be fighting to make sure the Democratic party is known among working people that we are their champion no matter what. "

" I'm not against T.V. advertising for campaigns, but we need to emphasize field campaigning much more than we do. "

" I'm not a scholar of Islamic history or jurisprudence or anything. "

" I study these bills. I read them carefully. If it makes sense, I'll sign on them. If not, I don't. "

" 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. "

" I think debates are healthy. I think they include more people. And I don't believe most people, if they don't win, are just going to take their ball and go home. "

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