Bernie Sanders Quotes
Best 31 Quotes by Bernie Sanders – Page 1 of 2
“A job should lift workers out of poverty, not keep them in it.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Climate change is directly related to the growth of terrorism.”
“Democratic socialism means that we must reform a political system that is corrupt, that we must create an economy that works for all, not just the very wealthy.”
“Difficult times often bring out the best in people.”
“Donald Trump is the most dangerous president in the modern history of our country and he must be defeated.”
“Enough is enough! How many homes can you own?”
“Finland is no utopia.”
“For many, the American dream has become a nightmare.”
“Good environmental policy is good economic policy.”
“I am a socialist, and everyone knows it.”
“I do not want to see perpetual warfare in the Middle East.”
“I fear very much for our kids, for low income people and for seniors.”
“I have spent the better part of my adult life standing up and fighting for working families.”
“I see a future where getting to work or to school or to the store does not have to cause pollution.”
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“Home is a child's first and most important classroom.”
“I'm not always a smiley kind of guy.”
“If a financial institution is too big to fail, it is too big to exist.”
“If you can't afford to take care of your war veterans, then don't go to war.”
“It makes a lot more sense for us to be investing in jobs and education rather than jails and incarceration.”
“It's time to make our government work for all of us... and not just the 1%.”
“Let's be honest, dental care in America is extremely expensive, period.”
“One in four corporations doesn't pay any taxes.”
“The cost of college education today is so high that many young people are giving up their dream of going to college, while many others are graduating deeply in debt.”
“There are no 'human' oppressors. Oppressors have lost their humanity.”
“Violence of any kind is unacceptable in our society and I condemn this action in the strongest possible terms. Real change can only come about through nonviolent action, and anything else runs against our most deeply held American values.”
“Warren Buffett, one of the richest guys in the world, openly admits that his effective tax rate is lower than his secretary's. It's time to tell the billionaire class that if they want to enjoy the benefits of America, they have to accept their responsibilities, and they have to start paying their fair share of taxes.”
“We must demand that the extremely wealthy pay their fair share. Period.”
“What Wall Street and credit card companies are doing is really not much different from what gangsters and loan sharks do who make predatory loans. While the bankers wear three-piece suits and don’t break the knee caps of those who can’t pay back, they still are destroying people’s lives.”
“When a mother goes to the store and purchases food for her child, she has the right to know what she is feeding her family.”
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“Now, as a nation, we don't promise equal outcomes, but we were founded on the idea everybody should have an equal opportunity to succeed. No matter who you are, what you look like, where you come from, you can make it. That's an essential promise of America. Where you start should not determine where you end up.”
