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.

Our aims in political activism are not, and should not be, to create a perfect utopia.

I don't think politics has anything to do with left, right, or center. It has to do with trying to do right by people.

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.

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.

The kind of national goal we ought to be thinking about is way beyond national product - it is how do we as a nation help our children be the best kinds of people they could possibly be?

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.