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" 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. "

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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. "

Keith Ellison

Beginning

College

Fight

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

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

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Progressive economic policies lead to a sustainable economy. "

" One of the things that will decline over time is the demand that the society or the government bring forth a particularized racial remedy based on a history of deprivation. That will be even more difficult to do in the future. "

" 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. "

Keith Ellison

Think

Home

" 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. "

" People will politicize religion; we see it in every faith, in every religion. We see it with Pat Robertson, in my opinion, and we see it with the Taliban. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "