Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis John Kucinichis an American politician. A former U.S. Representative from Ohio, serving from 1997 to 2013, he was also a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 Presidential elections...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth8 October 1946
CountryUnited States of America
prayer powerful thinking
I think the Lord's Prayer is a very powerful prayer. And the prayer of St. Francis.
thinking house needs
I live in the same house I purchased in 1971 for $22,500. I think we need to increase the minimum wage and so all my neighbors can get an increase in their wages.
thinking people decision
I think we're in a new era where the advancing tide is towards human unity, where people all around the world want to come together. The United States is in a position where it can lead the way towards that and it can do it in practical ways by affirming the power of the United Nations so that the international process makes decisions on international security.
believe thinking government
I think there are people in this Congress who actually believe that government does not have a benign role in the lives of the people, except as an engine to redistribute the wealth of the Nation upwards.
war opportunity thinking
I think we need to look for any opening we can to avoid a war and we shouldn't pass up any opportunity for resolution.
war thinking people
I think it's inconsistent to tell the American people that you oppose the war and, yet, you continue to vote to fund the war. Because every time you vote to fund the war, you're reauthorizing the war all over again.
war thinking years
I took the position of organizing 126 Democrats who voted against the Iraq war resolution. And I happen to think it was the right position. Today we're faced with over 500 casualties, a cost of over $200 billion, and it could rise the casualties could go into the thousands and the costs could go over a half trillion if we stay there for years, as a number of people on this stage intend to see happen.
belong protect reason tax
The WTO, as long as we belong to it, will not let us protect the jobs, ... This is the reason why we have outsourcing going on right now. We can't tax it. We can't put tariffs on it.
country dollars intelligence manipulate taxpayers whether
The taxpayers of this country have a right to know whether or not their tax dollars were, or are, being used to manipulate the news, falsify intelligence or mislead the public.
gives people staying whether
To me, it isn't just about whether I win. It's about whether the American people win. By staying in this campaign, it gives the people a voice.
america leader peace
If America is to live in peace, it must be the leader in peace by rejoining the world community,
happened privilege serving
I happened to have the privilege of serving in Congress. It will be 16 years at the end of this term. And I think I made a difference here on important issues.
casualties cost faced half thousands trillion
Today we're faced with over 500 casualties, a cost of over $200 billion. And it could rise - the casualties could go into thousands and the cost could go over half a trillion - if we stay there for years.
aside bring conduct congress four happened members saying troops war
It's right here, and it's happened because four members of Congress put aside any kind of differences that we may have had in the run-up to the war and the conduct of the war, and we're saying this is the way to bring our troops home,