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title: "20 Candidates Quotes By Bernie Sanders"
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> [If you looked at Jeb Bush's campaign, it's more than just money. It's the nature of the candidate and the message and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/if-you-looked-at-jeb-bush-s-campaign-it-s-more-than-just-money-it-s/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

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> [I think the media and the candidates have got to talk about why the middle class is in decline and why we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/i-think-the-media-and-the-candidates-have-got-to-talk-about-why-the/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

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> [I am very proud to be the only candidate up here who does not have a Super PAC, who's not raising huge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/i-am-very-proud-to-be-the-only-candidate-up-here-who-does-not-have-a/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

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> [ The American people are sick and tired of hearing about your \[Hillary Clinton\] damn e-mails! ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/the-american-people-are-sick-and-tired-of-hearing-about-your-hillary/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

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> [The American people in my view will never support a candidate whose major theme is bigotry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/the-american-people-in-my-view-will-never-support-a-candidate-whose/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

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> [Income and wealth inequality have reached obscene levels, the threat of climate change is more frightening than ever, and the billionaire class…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/income-and-wealth-inequality-have-reached-obscene-levels-the-threat/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

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> [I would like to see somebody who speaks for the underdog, for the people who don't have this in healthcare benefits. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/i-would-like-to-see-somebody-who-speaks-for-the-underdog-for-the/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

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> [There are many major crises facing our country. At the top of the list is the need to overturn Citizens United. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/there-are-many-major-crises-facing-our-country-at-the-top-of-the-list/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

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> [I want to know in this day and age, whether it is possible for any candidate who is not a billionaire or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/i-want-to-know-in-this-day-and-age-whether-it-is-possible-for-any/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

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> [Obviously in the next few months we have got to do everything that we can to make sure that Donald Trump, who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/obviously-in-the-next-few-months-we-have-got-to-do-everything-that-we/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

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> [Ben Carson and I don't have much in common politically. But the fact is when you have kids getting involved in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/ben-carson-and-i-don-t-have-much-in-common-politically-but-the-fact/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

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> [ If we can create a climate among people that says that any serious candidate for president, Senate, governor, \[the\] House is going… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/if-we-can-create-a-climate-among-people-that-says-that-any-serious/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

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> [Here is what the practical impact of Citizens United means. What Citizens United means is that corporations call hundreds of millions of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/here-is-what-the-practical-impact-of-citizens-united-means-what/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

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> [Every candidate running for president has got to answer the following very simple question: At a time when we need to address…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/every-candidate-running-for-president-has-got-to-answer-the-following/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

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> [When the media worries about what Hillary’s hair looks like or what my hair looks like, that’s a real problem. We have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/when-the-media-worries-about-what-hillary-s-hair-looks-like-or-what/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

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> [I have supported candidates whose views are very different than mine on the need the break up Wall Street banks, on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/i-have-supported-candidates-whose-views-are-very-different-than-mine/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

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> [As a result of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, American democracy is being undermined by the ability of the Koch brothers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/as-a-result-of-the-citizens-united-supreme-court-decision-american/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

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> [For Democrats to win, they're going to have to address the needs of working people. They're going to have to address the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/for-democrats-to-win-they-re-going-to-have-to-address-the-needs-of/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

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> [Super PACs and a corrupt campaign finance system are destroying American democracy. We're proud that we have received four million individual contributions,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/super-pacs-and-a-corrupt-campaign-finance-system-are-destroying/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

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> [I think in terms of who can be trusted, I think the evidence is clear that there has been no candidate that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/i-think-in-terms-of-who-can-be-trusted-i-think-the-evidence-is-clear/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

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## Other authors on Candidates

## More by Bernie Sanders

> [The rich people are apparently leaving America. They're giving up their citizenship. These great lovers of America who made their money in this country-when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/the-rich-people-are-apparently-leaving-america-they-re-giving-up/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

> [As the longest serving Independent in the history of the United States Congress, as somebody who came into office by defeating an incumbent Democratic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/as-the-longest-serving-independent-in-the-history-of-the-united/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

> [What Wall Street and credit card companies are doing is really not much different from what gangsters and loan sharks do who make predatory…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/what-wall-street-and-credit-card-companies-are-doing-is-really-not/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

> [What we have got to do immediately is to say that racism and xenophobia is totally unacceptable and we will stand with the 1…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/what-we-have-got-to-do-immediately-is-to-say-that-racism-and/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

> [In 1999, Hoffmann-LaRoche paid a $500 million criminal fine for leading a worldwide conspiracy to fix prices for certain vitamins.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/in-1999-hoffmann-laroche-paid-a-500-million-criminal-fine-for-leading/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

> [We need a strategy. And the goal is to bring millions of people together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/we-need-a-strategy-and-the-goal-is-to-bring-millions-of-people/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

> [We are living at a time where a handful of people have wealth beyond comprehension - huge yachts, jet planes, tens of billions of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/we-are-living-at-a-time-where-a-handful-of-people-have-wealth-beyond/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

> [The deficit crisis is real and must be addressed. But it cannot be solved on the backs of the weak and vulnerable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/the-deficit-crisis-is-real-and-must-be-addressed-but-it-cannot-be/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

> [I want to break up the Wall Street banks. Hillary Clinton doesn't. I want to raise the minimum wage to 15 bucks an hour.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/i-want-to-break-up-the-wall-street-banks-hillary-clinton-doesn-t-i/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

> [The Palestinian people's needs must be respected.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/the-palestinian-people-s-needs-must-be-respected/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

> [Hillary Clinton wants to see that all Americans have the right to choose a public option in their health care exchange.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/hillary-clinton-wants-to-see-that-all-americans-have-the-right-to/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

> [If you want to know if your food contains gluten, aspartame, high fructose corn syrup, trans-fats or MSG, you simply read the ingredients listed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/if-you-want-to-know-if-your-food-contains-gluten-aspartame-high/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

> [It reminds me in some ways of the debate taking place in this country and around the world in the late 1930s. There were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/it-reminds-me-in-some-ways-of-the-debate-taking-place-in-this-country/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

> [I am sure that there are some single payer advocates who think the only thing worth fighting for is single payer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/i-am-sure-that-there-are-some-single-payer-advocates-who-think-the/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

> [The case to be made is that we have got to get people involved - continue to get people involved in the political process…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/the-case-to-be-made-is-that-we-have-got-to-get-people-involved/)

[Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/)

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                        "text": "Income and wealth inequality have reached obscene levels, the threat of climate change is more frightening than ever, and the billionaire class is now allowed to spend unlimited amounts of money to buy the candidate they want. And it is up to us to stand up and fight back. If we stand together, there is no limit to what we can accomplish.",
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                        "text": "When the media worries about what Hillary’s hair looks like or what my hair looks like, that’s a real problem. We have millions of people who are struggling to keep their heads above water, who want to know what candidates can do to improve their lives, and the media will very often spend more time worrying about hair than the fact that we’re the only major country on earth that doesn’t guarantee health care to all people.",
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                        "text": "I have supported candidates whose views are very different than mine on the need the break up Wall Street banks, on the war in Iraq, on trade issues. Of course I have supported those people. My hope is that we're going to see - and I believe it is the case - we're going to see more and more strong progressives running for office. That's my hope. That's my desire. But that is up to - that decision is going to be made by people in 50 states and 435 congressional districts.",
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