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Bernie Sanders Quotes - Page 7

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We are moving in exactly the wrong direction in higher education. Forty years ago, tuition in some of the great American public universities and colleges was virtually free. Today, the cost is unaffordable for many

We are moving in exactly the wrong direction in higher education. Forty years ago, tuition in some of the great American public universities and colleges was virtually free. Today, the cost is unaffordable for many working class families. Higher education must be a right for all - not just wealthy families.

Moving, College, Years

Black people are dying in this country because we have a criminal justice system which is out of control, a system in which over 50% of young African American kids are unemployed. It is estimated that a black baby born today has a one in four chance of ending up in the criminal justice system.

Country, Baby, Kids

"O'Malley and Sanders interrupted by Black Lives Matter protesters in Phoenix" by Martin Pengelly, www.theguardian.com. July 18, 2015.

If you ask me about my views on the environment, on women's rights, on gay rights, I am liberal. I don't have a problem with that at all. Some of my best friends are liberal.

Gay, Rights, Views

"Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Politically, as a result of Citizens United, billionaires are now able to spend as much money as they want on campaigns, which means that you have a political system which is heavily dominated by corporations and wealthy individuals.

Mean, Political, Want

"Exclusive Interview with Presidential Candidate Senator Bernie Sanders". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. April 27, 2016.

Whether it is television, radio, newspapers, magazines, books or the Internet, a few giant conglomerates are determining what we see, hear and read.

Book, Giants, Magazines

The middle class in America is at a tipping point. It will not last another generation if we don't boldly change course now.

Change, America, Class

"|Bernie and Larry Sanders: brothers form quixotic cross-Atlantic political 'dynasty'" by Jessica Glenza, www.theguardian.com. April 30, 2015.

Let us wage a moral and political war against the gross wealth and income inequality... ...let us understand that when we stand together, we will always win.

War, Winning, Political

People all over this country are shouting at each other. And what we need to do is bring people together to work on the agreement where there is broad consensus and that's what I intend to do.

Country, Agreement, People

Source: www.washingtonpost.com

We have more people in jail than any other country in Earth, disproportionately Latino and African-American.

Country, Jail, People

I think it's important that members of the United States Senate spend time not just on Capitol Hill but making contact with ordinary people and engaging them in the political process.

Thinking, People, Political

Interview with Ruth Conniff, "The Progressive" magazine, December 1, 2005.

To the degree that Mr. Trump is serious about pursuing policies that improve the lives of working families in America, I and other progressives are prepared to work with him. To the degree that he pursues racist, sexist, xenophobic and anti-environment policies, we will vigorously oppose him.

America, Degrees, Racist

"Bernie Sanders: Donald Trump harnessed anti-establishment anger" by Sam Levin, Zach Stafford, Scott Bixby, Matthew Weaver, www.theguardian.com. November 10, 2016.

I am disappointed that after all of the struggles that we have had in this country for such a long time, trying to get through and beyond racism and bigotry and discrimination - I think it is sad. It just tells us the kind of work that we have to do as - as America, as a nation.

Country, Struggle, Thinking

Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

Instead of cutting Social Security, we're going to expand Social Security benefits.

Cutting, Benefits, Social

Bernie Sanders (2016). “Our Revolution: A Future to Believe in”, p.106, Profile Books

What we need to do is support small and medium-sized businesses, the backbone of our economy, but we have to make sure that every family in this country gets a fair shake... not just for billionaires.

Country, Support, Needs

Source: www.counterpunch.org

This is a very important issue that the corporate media chooses not to talk about a whole lot, that we have an economic system which is rigged, which means that at the same time as the middle class of this country is disappearing, almost all of the new income and wealth in America is going to the top 1 percent. You have the top one-tenth of 1 percent owning almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent - 58 percent of all new income is going to the top 1 percent.

Country, Mean, Media

I believe the Democratic Party has got to be firmly on the side of working families, taking on the big money interests, who today, to a very significant degree, control our economic and political life.

Party, Believe, Political

Source: www.pbs.org

The middle class is collapsing and we are moving toward an oligarchic form of society, where the billionaires will control the economy and the political life of the country.

Country, Moving, Political

Source: www.truth-out.org

I think what you've got are millions of people who are in trouble today. They really are. They're confused. They're working longer hours for lower wages. They're seeing productivity going up but their kids are worse off economically than they are. They're looking at a campaign finance system in politics and they see corruption, big money buying elections. Nobody in Congress is listening to them.

Confused, Kids, Thinking

"Sanders: Muslims Are Not Your Enemy And Progressive Values Are The Answer". www.realclearpolitics.com. December 9, 2015.

As an independent, my views, in fact, are a little bit different than many of my Democratic colleagues.

Independent, Views, Different

"Sen. Bernie Sanders on taxes, trade agreements and Islamic State". "PBS NewsHour" with Judy Woodruff, www.pbs.org. May 18, 2015.

The Democrats have got to open the door to young people. Welcome them in and understand that it will be messy, that many young people are not professional politicians. The Democratic Party is going to have to adjust itself to their reality, rather than force young people to be adjusted to the Democratic leadership's reality.

Party, Reality, Doors

Source: billmoyers.com

In the 1980s and 1990s, Jack Welch, the CEO of General Electric, laid off over 100,000 employees. His reward? When he retired from GE, he received a golden parachute of over $400 million dollars. This is the kind of corporate greed and irresponsibility that is destroying the middle class and must be ended.

Class, Greed, Rewards

Clearly we must do everything we can to protect our country from the serious potential of another terrorist attack, but we can and must do so in a way that also protects the constitutional rights of the American people and maintains our free society. We can do that without living in an Orwellian world where the government and private corporations know every telephone call that we make, every website we visit, everyplace we go.

Country, Rights, Government

"Sanders Welcomes Court Ruling on NSA". www.sanders.senate.gov. May 7, 2015.

When we talk about the healthcare crisis in America we've got to also be talking about the dental crisis and how to address it.

Talking, America, Addresses

"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

In many respects, this country is becoming an oligarchy, with a tiny percentage of America owning the media, owning the country.

Country, Media, America

Interview with Ruth Conniff, www.sharedhost.progressive.org. December 1, 2005.

I don't run against Hillary Clinton. I run on the most important issues facing America.

Running, America, Issues

Source: www.chicagotribune.com

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