Paul Wellstone
Paul Wellstone
Paul David Wellstonewas an American academic and politician who represented Minnesota in the United States Senate from 1991 until he was killed in a plane crash in Eveleth, Minnesota in 2002. A member of the Democratic Farmer-Labor Party, Wellstone was a leading spokesman for the progressive wing of the national Democratic Party...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth21 July 1944
CountryUnited States of America
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Education and democracy have the same goal: the fullest possible development of human capabilities.
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If a teacher does not involve himself, his values, his commitments, in the course of discussion, why should the students?
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We can remake the world daily.
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Politics is not about power.
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Successful organizing is not built on self-interest but rather on dignity and a sense of purpose.
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What the poor, the weak, and the inarticulate desperately require is power, organization, and a sense of identity and purpose, not rarefied advice of political scientists.
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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?
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The first task in teaching is to bring to consciousness what the students already believe by virtue of their personal experiences about themselves and society.
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There is a major ingredient missing from our perception of how changes are brought about; that ingredient is power.
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Why don't we call on the credit card companies to be accountable? They need to be held accountable for their predatory lending practices.
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We can and must move U.S. politics forward by means of committed participation.
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Politics isn't about big money or power games; it's about the improvement of people's lives.
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The best kind of politics is when you help people become their own best selves.
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The future belongs to those who are passionate and work hard.