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" 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. "
Keith Ellison
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" There's nothing wrong with any group of Americans using our democratic system in order to advance their policy views. "
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" 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. "
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People
Surprise
Running
" 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. "
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You
" Vehicle emissions standards directly sparked the development and application of a wide range of automotive technologies that are now found throughout the global automobile market. "
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Automobile
Now
" 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. "
Keith Ellison
Roots
Believe
Relationship
" You approach faith with humility. You can have some idea, but it boils down to do you see religion as a club, or do you see religion as a path? Do you see it as a wall that separates you or do you see it as a bridge that connects you to God and other people? When you see it as a bridge, you aren't so worried about bringing others over to your side. "
Keith Ellison
Religion
Faith
God
" 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. "
Keith Ellison
You
People
Way
" We got to make sure that the Democratic Party is not just Democratic, but seen to be Democratic. That means we got to have systems in place that makes sure that everybody who participates in a primary is perceived to have an equal shot with everybody else. "
Keith Ellison
Got
Party
Just
" Every now and again, people on the far right take a quote from a progressive out of context and use it to attack them. "
Keith Ellison
People
Progressive
Now
" 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. "
Keith Ellison
Know
Conflict
Time
" The United States' job is not to police the whole world. "
Keith Ellison
Job
Whole
World
" The real problem for Democrats is we've got to help people believe, and then we've got to deliver the message to them. Believe what? That we are absolutely, unshakeably on their side, and we're going to fight for them every single minute. "
Keith Ellison
Help
Problem
People
" The middle class should not continue to foot the bill for tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires. "
Keith Ellison
Tax
Breaks
Middle
" Americans deserve journalists who provide responsible, objective reporting. "
Keith Ellison
Responsible
Reporting
Who
" 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. "
Keith Ellison
Empower
Collaboration
Culture
" I'm not a scholar of Islamic history or jurisprudence or anything. "
Keith Ellison
Anything
History
Islamic
" I think it's dangerous to prosecute people for their political views and their political associations. I think you prosecute people for what they do, for their acts. "
Keith Ellison
Dangerous
Think
You
" When you're a leader, you cannot ignore parts of your constituency, even if you know they're not going to vote for you. "
Keith Ellison
Leader
You
Vote
" Progressive policies implemented since the early 1900s launched America into the modern age and created a vibrant middle class. "
Keith Ellison
Age
America
Class
" 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. "
Keith Ellison
Question
Real
Party
" You have to knock doors, make calls, and build a relationship with voters long before Election Day. "
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You
Relationship
Long
" 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. "
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People
Support
Dignity
" 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. "
Keith Ellison
Priorities
Key
Live
" 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. "
Keith Ellison
Actions
Deep
Islam
" We're Americans - in times of crisis, we step up. "
Keith Ellison
Step
Times
Crisis
" I'm not against T.V. advertising for campaigns, but we need to emphasize field campaigning much more than we do. "
Keith Ellison
Field
Against
Need
" I'm an energetic person. I work hard. "
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Energetic
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Person
" While there are corporal descriptions of what the afterlife is like in Christianity, Islam and Judaism, what's going on there is the finite trying to describe the infinite. If God knows everything, started everything and is the only one who knows how it's going to end, how can any human know what God wants? "
Keith Ellison
Trying
Islam
Know
" Serving my neighbors in Congress and fighting for them has been the best job I've ever had. "
Keith Ellison
Fighting
Job
Congress
" My faith and my identity as a Muslim - I never saw it as something that made my job harder. It's just an aspect of who I am. "
Keith Ellison
Just
Never
Faith