"The American polity is infected with a serious imbalance of power between elites and masses, a power which is the principal threat to our democracy."
― Paul Wellstone
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Power
More From Paul Wellstone
- "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."
- "Our politics are our deepest form of expression: they mirror our past experiences and reflect our dreams and aspirations for the future."
- "I saw as a teacher how, if you take that spark of learning that those children have, and you ignite it, you can take a child from any background to a lifetime of creativity and accomplishment."
More In Power
- "Black Power is giving power to people who have not had power to determine their destiny."― Huey Newton
- "Hateful is the power, and pitiable is the life, of those who wish to be feared rather than loved."― Cornelius Nepos
- "All things by immortal power. Near of far, to each other linked are, that thou canst not stir a flower without troubling of a star."― Francis Thompson