Good Wellstone quotes, please? nt

[FuriousMNDem]

[Dinger]

1. "The people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the

source of all political power."

[Contrary1]

2. Here are a few:

"Politics is not about power. Politics is not about money. Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning. Politics is about the improvement of people's lives. It's about advancing the cause of peace and justice in our country and the world. Politcs is about doing well for the people."

"The people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the source of all political power."

"I'm from the Democratic party-wing of the Democratic Party"

"The future will belong to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

"Never separate the life you live from the words you speak."

"Victories should be won by people where they live, but if the victories never affect national or international centers of decision-making power, then we are still not seriously contesting for power."

"A politics that is not sensitive to the concerns and circumstances of people's lives, a politics that does not speak to and include people, is an intellectually arrogant politics that deserves to fail."

"There are three critical ingredients to democratic renewal and progressive change in America: good public policy, grassroots organizing and electoral politics."

[Dinger]

3. My Favorite:

"I'm from the Democratic party-wing of the Democratic Party"

[pnorman]

4. I don't know of any, but I'll check this thread from time to time,

hoping to see a few good ones here. FYI: There's still a web video of that magnificent Memorial Ceremony at: http://shows.implex.tv/wellstone/ I must have watched it in entirety (almost 4 1/2 hours!) at least 5~6 times. Now that you've jogged my memory, I'll watch it again tonight.

STAND UP, KEEP FIGHTING!

pnorman
On edit: Thee are already some great quotes here; a few I've seen before but had almost forgotten.

[Krupskaya]

5. IME, the best things he said weren't quotable.

They were great because of the passion he used to say them. My particular favorite is, "I'M THE LABOR SENATOR FROM MINNESOTA! I'M THE LABOR SENATOR FROM MINNESOTA! I'M THE LABOR SENATOR FROM MINNESOTA!"

Not that great when you just read it. But when I saw him say it, he was standing on his tip-toes behind a podium at the Electricians Hall, in front of a crowd all on their feet, everyone screaming with joy as this man hollered and whooped and waved his arm, because we knew he was telling the truth. I just about cried.