"Our aims in political activism are not, and……" — Paul Wellstone
"Our aims in political activism are not, and should not be, to create a perfect utopia."
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56 Quotes by Paul Wellstone
Paul Wellstone has 56 quotes on this site.
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If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that…
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The kind of national goal we ought to be thinking about is way beyond national product - it is how…
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Sometimes, the only realists are the dreamers
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Politics is not about power.
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Without trying, I'm different.
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I'm short, I'm Jewish and I'm a liberal
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The future will not belong to those who sit on the sidelines. The future will not belong to the cynics.…
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I dare to imagine a country where every child I hold in my hands, are all God's children, regardless of…
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Successful organizing is not built on self-interest but rather on dignity and a sense of purpose.
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I was talking about no nukes, the farm crisis. People said that wasn't stuff that a state auditor was supposed…
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Politics is not about power. Politics is not about money. Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning.…
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What the poor, the weak, and the inarticulate desperately require is power, organization, and a sense of identity and purpose,…
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More Activism Quotes
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A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.
— Edward Abbey
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It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom…
— Samuel Adams
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Actually oddly enough, I think my work, the activism, will be forgotten. And I hope it will. Because I hope…
— Bono
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Philanthropy is activism.
— Eli Broad
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We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
— Jimmy Carter
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I feel that my role as a former president is probably superior to that of other presidents. Primarily because of…
— Jimmy Carter
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Activism, to me, I don't know if it really works. It may work for somebody else, but it does not…
— Tommy Chong
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Giving women education, work, the ability to control their own income, inherit and own property, benefits the society. If a…
— Isabel Allende
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As you know, when Star Trek was canceled after the second season, it was the activism of the fans that…
— George Takei
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Activism is the rent I pay for living on this planet.
— Alice Walker
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Because of the complexity of the problem, environmental skepticism was once tenable. No longer. It is time to flip from…
— Michael Shermer
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Acting is my career and activism is my passionate hobby. But acting is my livelihood.
— William Baldwin
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