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" There's nothing wrong with any group of Americans using our democratic system in order to advance their policy views. "
Keith Ellison
Group
Policy
Nothing
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" 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. "
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Going
Party
People
" I know a lot of police officers who are on the force to do the right thing to protect people. But how can you deny this pattern, this disturbing pattern, Alton Sterling, Mr. Castile in my own community, Philando Castile, but then Tamir Rice, Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Sandra Bland? "
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People
Do The Right Thing
Community
" 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 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. "
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Think
More
Home
" 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. "
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Actions
Deep
Islam
" I have always been a fierce fighter against anti-Semitism. I oppose it and always have. "
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Always
Against
Been
" Pragmatism is not always a good thing. Experience is not always a good thing. "
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Experience
A Good Thing
Good
" 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. "
Keith Ellison
People
Support
Dignity
" 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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Bridge
Religion
You
" 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. "
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Help
Problem
People
" 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. "
Keith Ellison
Way
Human Rights
Government
" 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
" You have to knock doors, make calls, and build a relationship with voters long before Election Day. "
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You
Relationship
Long
" 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. "
Keith Ellison
Fix
You
Car
" I'm an energetic person. I work hard. "
Keith Ellison
Energetic
Hard
Person
" Americans deserve journalists who provide responsible, objective reporting. "
Keith Ellison
Responsible
Reporting
Who
" We need more leaders speaking up for minority groups who have been marginalized and attacked. "
Keith Ellison
More
Minority
Leaders
" I understand the risks associated with being a soldier. But I think as members of Congress, we should not intensify the chance that we'll have to commit troops to a military conflict unless it's absolutely necessary to defend the nation. "
Keith Ellison
Soldier
Conflict
Risks
" 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
Want
Get
Long
" Environmental spending creates jobs in engineering, manufacturing, construction, materials, operations and maintenance. "
Keith Ellison
Engineering
Environmental
Construction
" We're Americans - in times of crisis, we step up. "
Keith Ellison
Step
Times
Crisis
" Not voting is not a protest. It is a surrender. "
Keith Ellison
Protest
Voting
Surrender
" 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. "
Keith Ellison
Run
You
Place
" 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 would really like to hear somebody who is really articulate about the elements of their faith conversion. I'm not. "
Keith Ellison
Who
Faith
Hear
" We've got to make sure our veteran, Democratic veterans are strengthened and feel like they are fully included. "
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Veterans
Feel
Got
" 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. "
Keith Ellison
Vote
Political
Water
" 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
" Our democracy is not something to be taken for granted. You have to fight for it. You have to commit yourself to working for it - for the long haul. "
Keith Ellison
Fight
Yourself
You