Democracy Quotes by Bernie Sanders

When I was in the House for 16 years, I caucused with the Democrats.

— Bernie Sanders

I'm not a Democrat, I'm an Independent, but I caucus with the Democrats.

— Bernie Sanders

Democratic socialism means that our government does everything it can to create a full employment economy.

— Bernie Sanders

The Republicans are many things, but they're not dumb.

— Bernie Sanders

Citizens in a democracy need diverse sources of news and information.

— Bernie Sanders

As an independent, my views, in fact, are a little bit different than many of my Democratic colleagues.

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Democrats and progressives do well when the voter turnout is high. Republicans do well when the voter turnout is low.

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We have got to change the political culture in America. We need a political revolution. That means we are working on politics…

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I would love it if everybody in America agreed with me on every issue. I can't get my wife to agree with…

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We need a very progressive and strong agenda to bring people into the political process because I worry very much about the…

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In 2001, Republicans used reconciliation to pass President Bush's $1.35 trillion tax cut that mainly benefited the wealthy.

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When we are fighting for huge stakes - we're fighting for the future - future of the planet in terms of climate…

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The Republicans are many things, but they're not dumb. And if millions of people begin to stand up and fight back, they're…

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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…

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What does a political revolution look like? It means that 80 percent of the people vote in national elections, not 40 percent.…

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The history of American democracy, to say the least, has been checkered. Our nation was founded at a time when people of…

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If elected president I will have a litmus test in terms of my nominee to be a Supreme Court justice. And the…

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Most people that I know don believe that a handful of corporations request sit together without disclosure, by the way, and pump…

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There is a reason why these people [from Wall Street] are putting huge amounts of money into our political system. And in…

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In the last presidential election Obama and Romney raised about $1 billion each. The Koch brothers, the second wealthiest family in America,…

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Republicans win when people are demoralized and you have a small voter turnout, which by the way is why they love voter…

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I would love to have the endorsement of every progressive organization in America. We're very proud to have received recently the endorsement…

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In my view, it is not a question of Trump having won the election, it's a question of Democrats having lost the…

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“issue a statement attacking the disastrous Citizens United Supreme Court decision. I announced that I would only nominate justices to the Supreme…

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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…

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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…

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Of course the Republicans have long wanted to privatize Social Security and destroy it. But Social Security has been the most important…

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Democratic socialism means, that in a democratic, civilized society, the wealthiest people and the largest corporations must pay their fair share of…

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I believe in public funding of elections, absolutely. But this system iscurrently very antiquated and no longer applies to modern day politics.

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Democrats need to become a 50-state party. You can't have a great party on the West Coast and the East Coast. You…

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Republicans talk a good game about veterans, but when it came to put money on the line to protect our veterans, frankly,…

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There's issue of a corrupt campaign finance system, where big money interests and Wall Street are trying to buy elections.Those are the…

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In 1996, Republicans used reconciliation to pass major legislation that ended six decades of welfare policy.

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To me, democratic socialism means democracy. It means creating a government that represents all of us, not just the wealthiest people in…

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In 2005, Republicans passed a 360-page reconciliation bill without a single Democratic vote that provided deep cuts to Medicaid and raised premiums…

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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,…

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Democratic socialism means that we must reform a political system that is corrupt, that we must create an economy that works for…

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Not just for the U.S. Senate but it also means for school board and city council. We need to revitalize American democracy.…

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Election days come and go. But the struggle of the people to create a government which represents all of us and not…

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The billionaires and their super PACs increasingly control the American political process. This is not democracy. This is not what brave Americans…

— Bernie Sanders