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" Before Social Security existed, about half of America's senior citizens lived in poverty. "
Bernie Sanders
America
Half
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" Good environmental policy is good economic policy. "
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" What being a socialist means is... that you hold out... a vision of society where poverty is absolutely unnecessary, where international relations are not based on greed... but on cooperation... where human beings can own the means of production and work together rather than having to work as semi-slaves to other people who can hire and fire. "
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" For many, the American dream has become a nightmare. "
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" Yes, we become stronger when men and women, young and old, gay and straight, native-born and immigrant fight together to create the kind of country we all know we can become. "
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" Finally, let us understand that when we stand together, we will always win. When men and women stand together for justice, we win. When black, white and Hispanic people stand together for justice, we win. "
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" Let us wage a moral and political war against the billionaires and corporate leaders, on Wall Street and elsewhere, whose policies and greed are destroying the middle class of America. "
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" The goal of real healthcare reform must be high-quality, universal coverage in a cost-effective way. "
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" The cost of college education today is so high that many young people are giving up their dream of going to college, while many others are graduating deeply in debt. "
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" We need leadership in this country, which will improve the lives of working families, the children, the elderly, the sick and the poor. We need leadership which brings our people together and makes us stronger. "
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" Unemployment insurance, abolishing child labor, the 40-hour work week, collective bargaining, strong banking regulations, deposit insurance, and job programs that put millions of people to work were all described, in one way or another, as 'socialist.' Yet, these programs have become the fabric of our nation and the foundation of the middle class. "
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" As a single-payer advocate, I believe that at the end of the day, if a state goes forward and passed an effective single-payer program, it will demonstrate that you can provide quality health care to every man, woman and child in a more cost-effective way. "
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" Denmark is a small, homogenous nation of about 5.5 million people. The United States is a melting pot of more than 315 million people. No question about it, Denmark and the United States are very different countries. "
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" Every day we are paying more for energy than we should due to poor insulation, inefficient lights, appliances, and heating and cooling equipment - money we could save by investing in energy efficiency. "
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" To me, democratic socialism means democracy. It means creating a government that represents all of us, not just the wealthiest people in the country. "
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Us
Democracy
Government
" Democratic socialism means that we must create an economy that works for all, not just the very wealthy. "
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" Difficult times often bring out the best in people. "
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Difficult Times
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" Finland is no utopia. "
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Utopia
Finland
" Capitalism does a number of things very well: it helps create an entrepreneurial spirit; it gets people motivated to come up with new ideas, and that's a good thing. "
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Capitalism
Create
" Health care in Denmark is universal, free of charge and high quality. Everybody is covered as a right of citizenship. "
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Care
Free
Health
" You go to your public library, or you call your fire department or police department, what do you think you are calling? These are socialist institutions. "
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" The history of American democracy, to say the least, has been checkered. Our nation was founded at a time when people of African descent were held in bondage. After slavery was abolished, they were forced to endure legal discrimination for another 100 years. "
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" I am a socialist, and everyone knows it. "
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" While Donald Trump is busy insulting one group after another, Hillary Clinton understands that our diversity is one of our greatest strengths. Yes. We become stronger when black and white, Latino, Asian-American, Native American - when all of us stand together. "
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