Politics Quotes by Bernie Sanders

Politics does not end the day of the election.

— Bernie Sanders

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

— Bernie Sanders

Politics in a democratic society should not be treated like a baseball game, a game show or a soap opera. The times…

— Bernie Sanders

Together, together, my friends, we have begun a political revolution to transform America, and that revolution, our revolution, continues!

— Bernie Sanders

At its worst, Washington is a place where name-calling partisan politics too often trumps policy.

— Bernie Sanders

Let us wage a moral and political war against the gross wealth and income inequality... ...let us understand that when we stand…

— Bernie Sanders

Are we prepared to take on the enormous political power of the billionaire class or do we continue to slide into economic…

— Bernie Sanders

The message is resonating, not just in Wisconsin, but all over America, the people are sick and tired of establishment politics, establishment…

— Bernie Sanders

We have got to mobilize people and rethink our commitment in terms of what our role is in the political process.

— Bernie Sanders

I would have put more emphasis on bringing working class people together to fight for a government that works for all of…

— Bernie Sanders

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

— Bernie Sanders

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

— Bernie Sanders

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

— Bernie Sanders

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

— Bernie Sanders

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

— Bernie Sanders

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

— Bernie Sanders

I come from a state that has virtually no gun control. And yet, at political peril, I voted for an instant background…

— Bernie Sanders

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

— Bernie Sanders

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

— Bernie Sanders

Politics is not about a person. We transform America not by electing some guy or woman to be president; we transform this…

— Bernie Sanders

The political world is changing rapidly. What the establishment has learned, what the Democratic establishment, the Republican establishment, the media establishment, is…

— Bernie Sanders

I would say that, you know, being Jewish, what has been most significant in my life is understanding what a Hitler -…

— Bernie Sanders

When you look at somebody like a Netanyahu, to simply not understand that this is a right-wing politician, a guy who kind…

— Bernie Sanders

The truth is that political consciousness in this country is pretty low... To the degree that we can help educate and organize…

— Bernie Sanders

The future of the Democratic Party, the future of this country is involving young people in the political process, getting them to…

— Bernie Sanders

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

— Bernie Sanders

“One of the more profound lessons that I've learnt in politics is that everything is related to everything else. Nothing exists in…

— Bernie Sanders

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

— Bernie Sanders

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

— Bernie Sanders

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

— Bernie Sanders

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

— Bernie Sanders

The American people are growing extremely unhappy with establishment politics, with establishment economics, and you know what else? Even with establishment media.

— Bernie Sanders

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

— Bernie Sanders

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

— Bernie Sanders

“tired of status quo politics and wanted real change in the world in which they were living.”

— Bernie Sanders

Donald Trump tapped into the anger of a declining middle class that is sick and tired of establishment economics, establishment politics and…

— Bernie Sanders

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

— Bernie Sanders

I understand what a normal political speech is. You get up there, tell a few jokes, you have the flags behind you,…

— Bernie Sanders

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

— Bernie Sanders

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

— Bernie Sanders