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.

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.

When too many Americans don't vote or participate, some see apathy and despair. I see disappointment and even outrage. And I believe that out of this frustration can come hope and action.

Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning.

If a teacher does not involve himself, his values, his commitments, in the course of discussion, why should the students?

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.

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.