Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" 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

End

Beginning

Bus

Related Quotes:

" Pragmatism is not always a good thing. Experience is not always a good thing. "

" Serving my neighbors in Congress and fighting for them has been the best job I've ever had. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" My mom, Clida, taught my four brothers and me about her father's work to organize black voters in rural Louisiana in the 1950s. We carried her dad's legacy of activism with us. The Civil Rights Movement was present in the daily life of my family in Detroit in the 1970s. "

" What is it to be white? It does mean something to be Norwegian. It means something to be Polish or German or Spanish. But 'white' is simply a catchall for 'light-skinned person.' It doesn't really mean anything. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Republicans profess to be against deficits, but they are experts at creating and exacerbating deficits. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I think there are real dangers to escalating military conflict with ISIS, and we need to be aware of them. But at the same time, you have to understand, you know, that this whole thing started with Bashar al-Assad and how he is the one who continued to escalate against the people of Syria who were trying to get democratic reform. "

" When I started running for Congress, it actually took me by surprise that so many people were fascinated with me being the first Muslim in Congress. "

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

" We need more leaders speaking up for minority groups who have been marginalized and attacked. "

Keith Ellison

Minority

Leaders

" We must invest in and empower our state and local parties by creating effective field operations, an enhanced and advanced voter file, and a culture of collaboration between candidates at every level. Let's put the voters first. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" When voters know what Democrats stand for, we can improve the lives of all Americans, no matter their race, religion or sexual orientation. "

" 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. "

" We need a strong farm bill that gives assistance to farmers during times of drought, creates markets for local goods, protects our environment, and helps struggling families bridge the gap between hard times and a full dinner table. "

" We're Americans - in times of crisis, we step up. "

" I try to live tolerance in my own way, which is why, as a politician, one of my key priorities is to stand up for human rights. "

" People spend money on negative campaigning because it works. "

" 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. "

" When I hear about these terrorist ideologies, they are completely foreign and strange to me. I mean, to me, it's, like, antithetical. "

Keith Ellison

Mean

Foreign