Paul Wellstone
Paul Wellstone
Paul David Wellstonewas an American academic and politician who represented Minnesota in the United States Senate from 1991 until he was killed in a plane crash in Eveleth, Minnesota in 2002. A member of the Democratic Farmer-Labor Party, Wellstone was a leading spokesman for the progressive wing of the national Democratic Party...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth21 July 1944
CountryUnited States of America
self people helping
The best kind of politics is when you help people become their own best selves.
distance words-you-say
Let there be no distance between the words you say and the life you live.
country fighting democracy
We must renew democracy itself. We have to fight cynicism and inertia and restore faith in the advancement of our country.
real self-esteem self-confidence
I emphasize self-esteem, self-confidence, and dignity, not as an ideal, but as a real test of community organization. Without leadership development, community organizations do not have staying power.
power missing perception
There is a major ingredient missing from our perception of how changes are brought about; that ingredient is power.
faith community decision
What makes community organizing especially attractive is the faith it places in the ability of the poor to make decisions for themselves.
party want sound
There are forces within the Democratic Party who want us to sound like kinder, gentler Republicans.
thinking cynical sidelines
I think the future also will not belong to those who are cynical or those who stand on the sidelines
country peace justice
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. Politics is about doing well for the people.
party class people
The Democratic Party has lost much of it credibility with working class and low-income people. It retards progress toward presenting a genuine alternative.
inspirational believe teaching
The first task in teaching is to bring to consciousness what the students already believe by virtue of their personal experiences about themselves and society.
party wings politics
I represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic party.
moving mean politics
We can and must move U.S. politics forward by means of committed participation.
children thinking people
The kind of national goal we ought to be thinking about is way beyond national product - it is how do we as a nation help our children be the best kinds of people they could possibly be?