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" Not voting is not a protest. It is a surrender. "

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

" There must be something in the water in Minnesota because historically, despite its seemingly homogeneous population, the state has produced some of our more radical political thinkers, and its people have put their prejudices aside to vote for them. "

" 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. "

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

" I would really like to hear somebody who is really articulate about the elements of their faith conversion. I'm not. "

" I was born and raised in Detroit. "

" The government has a right - the government and the people of the United States have a right to run the programs of the United States. Health, welfare, housing - all these things. "

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

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

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

" Middle class families should not be forced to scrape by with less while oil companies get away with more. "

" 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. "

" Progressive policies implemented since the early 1900s launched America into the modern age and created a vibrant middle class. "

" I think that whenever businesses harm the economy, harm workers, harm consumers, or undermine human rights in any way, then it is the role of the government to make sure that they don't do that and to make sure that markets are fair and they operate properly. "

" You have to knock doors, make calls, and build a relationship with voters long before Election Day. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Why can't we get real, sane, sensible gun legislation? Because the NRA, funded by Mossberg, Smith & Wesson, Glock and all the rest of the big dogs in the weapons industry, you know, spread around donations and won't let it move through. "

" The idea of a financial transaction tax on Wall Street trades is gaining momentum. I have a bill called - nicknamed the Robin Hood tax also. It's a bill that taxes stock trades, derivatives and bonds, and would generate in the neighborhood of $300 billion a year. "

" 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? "

" There's nothing wrong with any group of Americans using our democratic system in order to advance their policy views. "

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

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

" The middle class should not continue to foot the bill for tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires. "

" 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. "

" Throughout my work as a state legislator and member of Congress since 2002, I have worked as hard as I could to build bridges. I've worked to combat anti-Semitism and confront Holocaust denial. I've organized dozens of meetings to promote interfaith dialogue and joint projects. "

" 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. "