We all do better, when we all do better.

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.

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.

Above and beyond the question of how to grow the economy there is a legitimate concern about how to grow the quality of our lives.

We must renew democracy itself. We have to fight cynicism and inertia and restore faith in the advancement of our country.

Politics is not left, right or center ... It's about improving people's lives.

We need a new kind of citizenship, so that we can see citizens as themselves earning the rank of patriot because of their involvement in their community affairs....We as a society need to be encouraging people to focus not just on individual wants but on serving the larger community.