Bernie Sanders Quotes
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Capitalism does a number of things very well: it helps create an entrepreneurial spirit; it gets people motivated to come up with new ideas, and that's a good thing.
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Enough is enough! ... How many homes can you own?
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Democratic socialism means that we must create an economy that works for all, not just the very wealthy.
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The goal of real healthcare reform must be high-quality, universal coverage in a cost-effective way.
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Let us wage a moral and political war against war itself, so that we can cut military spending and use that money for human needs.
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While I may not agree with all of President Obama's energy policies, I strongly supported his successful effort to double fuel economy standards for cars and trucks to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.
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In 1996, Republicans used reconciliation to pass major legislation that ended six decades of welfare policy.
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A nation that in many ways was created-I'm sorry to have to say this, from way back-on racist principles, that's a fact, we have come a long way as a nation.
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Democratic socialism means that our government does everything it can to create a full employment economy.
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In 2009, UnitedHealth, a leading insurance company, paid $350 million to settle lawsuits brought by the American Medical Association and other physician groups for shortchanging consumers and physicians for medical services outside its preferred network.
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I see a future where states compete with one another to see which can be the most efficient, and where businesses seek out efficient states in which to locate so they can reap the economic and environmental benefits for their businesses and employees.
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It is incomprehensible that drug companies still get away with charging Americans twice as much, or more, than citizens of Canada or Europe for the exact same drugs manufactured by the exact same companies.
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In 2008, Goldman Sachs only paid 1.1 percent of its income in taxes even though it earned a profit of $2.3 billion and received an almost $800 billion from the Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury Department.
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I'm not a Democrat, I'm an Independent, but I caucus with the Democrats.
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I'm not always a smiley kind of guy.
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For too long, unfunded federal mandates have drained the budgets of states and communities. The strength and vitality of our communities must be restored.
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Two-thirds of the directors at the New York Fed are hand-picked by the same bankers that the Fed is in charge of regulating.
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The revolution comes when two strangers smile at each other, when a father refuses to send his child to school because schools destroy children, when a commune is started and people begin to trust each other, when a young man refuses to go to war and when a girl pushes aside all that her mother has 'taught' her and accepts her boyfriends (sic) love.
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Washington is dominated by big money.
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The deficit crisis is real and must be addressed. But it cannot be solved on the backs of the weak and vulnerable.
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Clinton understands that in a competitive global economy we need the best-educated workforce in the world. She and I worked together on a proposal that will revolutionize higher education in America.
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You go to your public library, or you call your fire department or police department, what do you think you are calling? These are socialist institutions.
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I think there are a lot of people who, when they hear the word 'socialist,' get very, very nervous.
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When I talk about democratic socialist, I'm not looking at Venezuela. I'm not looking at Cuba. I'm looking at countries like Denmark and Sweden.