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" When I hear about these terrorist ideologies, they are completely foreign and strange to me. I mean, to me, it's, like, antithetical. "
Keith Ellison
Mean
Like
Foreign
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" 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. "
Keith Ellison
People
Think
Feeling
" 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
" 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. "
Keith Ellison
End
Beginning
Bus
" 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. "
Keith Ellison
Support
Said
Gates
" 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
" Environmental spending creates jobs in engineering, manufacturing, construction, materials, operations and maintenance. "
Keith Ellison
Engineering
Environmental
Construction
" 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
" 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. "
Keith Ellison
American
Loyal
Love
" 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
" You have to knock doors, make calls, and build a relationship with voters long before Election Day. "
Keith Ellison
You
Relationship
Long
" We're Americans - in times of crisis, we step up. "
Keith Ellison
Step
Times
Crisis
" 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
" People spend money on negative campaigning because it works. "
Keith Ellison
Spend
People
Money
" My values - going back to my childhood - were always based on respect for all people and rejection of bigotry and racism. "
Keith Ellison
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. "
Keith Ellison
Priorities
Key
Live
" Americans deserve journalists who provide responsible, objective reporting. "
Keith Ellison
Responsible
Reporting
Who
" 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
" I am not one of those people who has contempt for Hillary Clinton. I think she's served our nation. I think there are things that she's done that are very good. "
Keith Ellison
Good
She
People
" Progressive economic policies lead to a sustainable economy. "
Keith Ellison
Progressive
Economic
Economy
" 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. "
Keith Ellison
Bridge
Environment
Strong
" 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. "
Keith Ellison
People
Surprise
Running
" We've got to make sure our veteran, Democratic veterans are strengthened and feel like they are fully included. "
Keith Ellison
Veterans
Feel
Got
" 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
" 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. "
Keith Ellison
Bridges
Work
Meetings
" I'm not a scholar of Islamic history or jurisprudence or anything. "
Keith Ellison
Anything
History
Islamic
" 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
" 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
" Pragmatism is not always a good thing. Experience is not always a good thing. "
Keith Ellison
Experience
A Good Thing
Good
" 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
" The United States' job is not to police the whole world. "
Keith Ellison
Job
Whole
World