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" Those who seek the divine want to make this world a better place, which first requires that we communicate. "
Keith Ellison
Place
Better Place
Better
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" We're Americans - in times of crisis, we step up. "
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Crisis
" 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. "
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Know
Conflict
Time
" My values - going back to my childhood - were always based on respect for all people and rejection of bigotry and racism. "
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Back
Racism
People
" 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. "
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Priorities
Key
Live
" All I'd like to say is that I am a patriotic, loyal American. I love my country and the values that it stands for. And I am a Muslim. "
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American
Loyal
Love
" I have always been a fierce fighter against anti-Semitism. I oppose it and always have. "
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Always
Against
Been
" 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. "
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Beginning
College
Fight
" For Ben Carson, Donald Trump, or any other Republican politician to suggest that someone of any faith is unfit for office is out of touch with who we are as a people. "
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Republican
Someone
Faith
" 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. "
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Question
Real
Party
" The United States' job is not to police the whole world. "
Keith Ellison
Job
Whole
World
" 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? "
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Trying
Islam
Know
" Every now and again, people on the far right take a quote from a progressive out of context and use it to attack them. "
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People
Progressive
Now
" I would really like to hear somebody who is really articulate about the elements of their faith conversion. I'm not. "
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Who
Faith
Hear
" I've never gotten up in front of a Muslim congregation and played the role of a religious leader, and I decline those invitations because that's not what I am. "
Keith Ellison
Role
Never
Up
" 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. "
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Bridge
Environment
Strong
" 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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Development
Automobile
Now
" 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
More
Home
" 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. "
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Way
Human Rights
Government
" The truth is that we have got to make America work for working people again. "
Keith Ellison
America
People
Truth
" 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. "
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Fight
Yourself
You
" 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. "
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Want
Get
Long
" People spend money on negative campaigning because it works. "
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Spend
People
Money
" 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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People
Government
Health
" 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. "
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Change
Climate Change
Step
" 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. "
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Bridges
Work
Meetings
" I was born and raised in Detroit. "
Keith Ellison
Born
Raised
I Was Born
" I'm an energetic person. I work hard. "
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Energetic
Hard
Person
" When you're a leader, you cannot ignore parts of your constituency, even if you know they're not going to vote for you. "
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You
Vote
" Americans used to be able to depend on their jobs to provide a stable retirement. "
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Jobs
Retirement
Depend
" You have to knock doors, make calls, and build a relationship with voters long before Election Day. "
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You
Relationship
Long