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A moral and political war can be fought with ideas, not just weapons. The quotes talk about battling big banks, cutting military spending, and fighting inequality as a kind of war. They also call out the failed war on drugs and endless fighting in the Middle East.

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I do not want to see perpetual warfare in the Middle East.

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If you can't afford to take care of your # veterans , then don't go to war.

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The Cold War is over. And our focus has got to be on intelligence, increased manpower, fighting internationally targets.

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Rich get richer. Everyone else gets poorer. And all these guys can talk about is war and defunding Planned Parenthood.

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

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What some of us believe is that it is possible that if chemicals are related to Gulf War illness that some of…

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The combat [with ISIS] on the ground must be done by Muslim troops with our support. We must not get involved in…

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This is a war for the soul of Islam. And those countries who are opposed to Islam, they are going to have…

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The right wing in this country is waging a war against women, and let me be very clear, it is not a…

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I think the war in the Mideast, how we got into it and how we're going to address the current problems, are…

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If you are not prepared top take care of the men and women who put their lives on the line to defend…

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Do we substantially increase military spending and prepare for endless war in the middle-east, or do we make college affordable for all…

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In terms of the nature of the continuation of the Cold War, which has gone on so long between Cuba and the…

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I want to break up the Wall Street banks. Hillary Clinton doesn't. I want to raise the minimum wage to 15 bucks…

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We need to take a hard look at the war on drugs and the number of non-violent offenders who end up getting…

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I think it is now widely understood that the so-called "War on Drugs" has largely been a failure. Too many people have…

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Republicans drove us into debt with two wars and the Bush tax cuts. Now they want to pay for that debt with…

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I voted against the war in Iraq. I voted against the first Gulf War. I think war is the last resort -…

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I think that the needs of the VA and the needs of the veteran community are very, very significant. Цe're talking about…

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I think, while it is true that the Hillary Clinton and I voted differently on the war in Iraq, what is important…

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The rich people are apparently leaving America. They're giving up their citizenship. These great lovers of America who made their money in…

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They talk about class warfare -- the fact of the matter is there has been class warfare for the last thirty years.…

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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…

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What we're also looking at, if we do not transform our energy system, is more international war and conflict as countries fight…

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I think too many of my Republican friends are into perpetual warfare in the Middle East. And that scares the bejesus out…

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Experience is not the only point, judgment is. And once again, back in 2002, when we both [with Hillary Clinton] looked at…

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“Humanity is at a crossroads. We can continue down the current path of greed, consumerism, oligarchy, poverty, war, racism, and environmental degradation.…

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I think, with Trump, the major point is this guy has business enterprises all over the world. And you're looking just at…

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Let us wage a moral and political war against war itself, so that we can cut military spending and use that money…

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I am very, very, very concerned about the United States getting drawn into an endless war, year after year after year.

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Let us wage a moral and political war against the billionaires and corporate leaders, on Wall Street and elsewhere, whose policies and…

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I do not believe that we must maintain a bloated military budget which spends almost as much as the rest of the…

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I would ask... of my supporters to get away from the personality conflicts that media tries to bring forward and focus on…

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Our job is to provide coalition the military equipment that they need; the air support they need; special forces when appropriate. But…

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Millions are unemployed and our roads are falling apart. If we can spend $6 trillion sending people to war, we can spend…

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This is what class warfare looks like: The Business Roundtable - representing Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase and others…

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In 1940, then-Senator Harry Truman headed up a Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program. In the course of World…

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Not only did I vote against that war, I helped lead the opposition, and if you go to my website, berniesanders.com, you…

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The deficit crisis is real and must be addressed. But it cannot be solved on the backs of the weak and vulnerable.

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.…

The Palestinian people's needs must be respected.

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It reminds me in some ways of the debate taking place in this country and around the world in the late 1930s. There were…

I am sure that there are some single payer advocates who think the only thing worth fighting for is single payer.

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