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Government Quotes by Bernie Sanders

39 Government quotes by Bernie Sanders

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Sanders says a government should work for most people, not just the rich. He points out that big‑money influence pushes society toward an oligarchy, and that true democratic socialism means a government that represents everyone. He also stresses the need for more voter participation to drive change.

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The government of our great country belongs to all of the people and not just a handful of the wealthy.

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In and out of government, I've always been willing to take on complicated, sometimes unpopular, issues and work them through to have…

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It's time to make our government work for all of us... and not just the 1%.

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I don't believe government should take over, you know, the grocery store down the street or own the means of production.

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

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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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A woman has the right to make decisions regarding her own body, not the United States government.

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As a member of both the energy and environment committees, I am constantly astounded by how many of my colleagues prefer to…

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Setting aside labels, I am somebody who believes that government in a democratic society should be representing the needs of the vast…

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What my campaign is about is a political revolution - millions of people standing up and saying, enough is enough. Our government…

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Wall Street is perhaps the most powerful economic and political force in this country. You have companies like Goldman Sachs, who just…

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“The American people want to know that when they borrow a book from the library or buy a book, the government won't…

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The details of what the Fed did were kept secret until a provision in the Dodd-Frank Act that I sponsored required the…

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I do not accept the belief that the United States of America and our government can't stand up to the ripoffs of…

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I think it is important that independent government agencies be put in charge of investigating misconduct so that police departments are no…

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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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What the Supreme Court did in Citizens United is to say to these same billionaires and the corporations they control: 'You own…

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What I believe is that the United States is going to be playing on a level playing field in dealing with Israel…

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I think Katrina is one more indication of how inefficient and corrupt this Administration is, and indicates the absolute lack of seriousness…

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The reality is we that have a corrupt campaign finance system which separates the American people's needs and desires from what Congress…

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Clearly we must do everything we can to protect our country from the serious potential of another terrorist attack, but we can…

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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…

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I believe strongly that we can protect our people without undermining our constitutional rights and I worry very, very much about the…

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Kid gets caught with marijuana, that kid has a police record. A Wall Street executive destroys the economy, $5 billion settlement with…

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I don't want to get people nervous falling off their chairs, but Social Security is a socialist program. It's a program by…

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The only way change happens is when people become more significantly involved in the political process. We have to increase voter turnout…

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Social security is the most successful government program in our nation's history. We are not going to cut social security! We are…

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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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We are not going back. We are not returning to the days of back-room abortions, when countless women died or were maimed.…

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Fossil fuel corporations are supposed to pay the government fair market royalties in exchange for the right to drill on public lands…

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I'm very, very worried about the invasion of privacy rights that we're seeing not only from the N.S.A. and the government but…

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Let's ask why it is that we pay, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, and your medicine…

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There are very powerful and wealthy special interests who want to privatize or dismember virtually every function that government now performs, whether…

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In America, we are living in a society which is moving more and more toward an oligarchic form of society where government…

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These are the same people who believe, in some cases, the federal government should not play any role in providing health care…

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Now is the time to alter our government. Now is the time to stop the movement toward oligarchy. Now is the time…

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The next time you hear me attacked as a socialist - like tomorrow - remember this: I don't believe that government should…

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I want to say something, and it may sound harsh, not to you, but to the American people. In a sense, in…

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We need a growing middle class, not one that has been disappearing for 40 years. We need a vibrant one person-one vote…

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We need a strategy. And the goal is to bring millions of people together.

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The Palestinian people's needs must be respected.

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The case to be made is that we have got to get people involved - continue to get people involved in the political process…