The best Quotes by Paul Wellstone

The best Quotes by Paul Wellstone

Paul David Wellstone (July 21, 1944 – October 25, 2002) was an American academic, author, and politician who represented Minnesota in the United States Senate from 1991 until he was killed in a plane crash near Eveleth, Minnesota, in 2002. A member of the Democratic Party (DFL), Wellstone was a leader of the populist and progressive wings of the party.

Successful organizing is based on the recognition that people get organized because they, too, have a vision.
The only way to change is to vote. People are responsible.
The American polity is infected with a serious imbalance of power between elites and masses, a power which is the principal threat to our democracy.
Our politics are our deepest form of expression: they mirror our past experiences and reflect our dreams and aspirations for the future.
I saw as a teacher how, if you take that spark of learning that those children have, and you ignite it, you can take a child from any background to a lifetime of creativity and accomplishment.