QUOTES
Politics
is about the improvement of people's lives. It's about advancing the cause of
peace and justice in our country and the world. Politics is about doing well for
the people.
“Politics
isn't about big money or power games; it's about the improvement of people's lives”
“A
politics that is not sensitive to the concerns and circumstances of people's lives,
a politics that does not speak to and include people, is an intellectually arrogant
politics that deserves to fail.”
The
people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the source of
all political power.”
“There
are three critical ingredients to democratic renewal and progressive change in
America: good public policy, grassroots organizing and electoral politics.”
Never
separate the life you live from the words you speak.”
“I
think this is really a good example of the commercial calculus and ties taking
precedence over everything else. It's sort of like the almighty dollar is triumphing
over a lot of other values that we have as a nation.”
Above
and beyond the question of how to grow the economy there is a legitimate concern
about how to grow the quality of our lives.
As
free citizens in a political democracy, we have a responsibility to be interested
and involved in the affairs of the human community, be it at the local or the
global level.
Education
and democracy have the same goal: the fullest possible development of human capabilities.
I
don't think politics has anything to do with left, right, or center. It has to
do with trying to do right by people.
If
we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have
to recognize that we don't really stand for them.
Our
politics are our deepest form of expression: they mirror our past experiences
and reflect our dreams and aspirations for the future.
Sometimes,
the only realists are the dreamers.
Successful
organizing is based on the recognition that people get organized because they,
too, have a vision.
The
kind of national goal we ought to be thinking about is way beyond national product
- it is how do we as a nation help our children be the best kinds of people they
could possibly be?
We
can remake the world daily.
What
makes community organizing especially attractive is the faith it places in the
ability of the poor to make decisions for themselves.
When
too many Americans don't vote or participate, some see apathy and despair. I see
disappointment and even outrage. And I believe that out of this frustration can
come hope and action.
