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
party years two
The problem with party politics is that people get involved every two or four years and that is it. In the meantime, the legislature and Minnesota politics are on a separate track.
committed means politics
We can and must move U.S. politics forward by means of committed participation.
strong believe resolution
I do believe that there's going to be a pretty strong consensus for a very strong .. censure resolution.
organization political advice
What the poor, the weak, and the inarticulate desperately require is power, organization, and a sense of identity and purpose, not rarefied advice of political scientists.
talking people auditors
I was talking about no nukes, the farm crisis. People said that wasn't stuff that a state auditor was supposed to be talking about. Maybe they were right.
successful self purpose
Successful organizing is not built on self-interest but rather on dignity and a sense of purpose.
money games people
Politics isn't about big money or power games; it's about the improvement of people's lives.
I'm short, I'm Jewish and I'm a liberal
trying different
Without trying, I'm different.
country moving justice
We must regain our vision and hope and move our country forward on an agenda of peace and justice.
dream past expression
Our politics are our deepest form of expression: they mirror our past experiences and reflect our dreams and aspirations for the future.
winning sake
Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning.
hard-work passionate hard
The future belongs to those who are passionate and work hard.
practice accountability cards
Why don't we call on the credit card companies to be accountable? They need to be held accountable for their predatory lending practices.