Top 34 Keith Ellison Quotes
#1. America, not Keith Ellison, decides what book a congressman takes his oath on,
Dennis Prager
#2. Hillary Clinton does represent the establishment. I represent, I hope, ordinary Americans, and by the way, who are not all that enamored with the establishment, but I am very proud to have people like Keith Ellison and Raul Grijalva in the House, the co-chairmen of the House Progressive Caucus.
Bernie Sanders
#3. What I know about my country is that when America is challenged, we rise to the occasion. When we're fearful, we become divided. When we're courageous and have good leadership, we unite.
Keith Ellison
#4. Christianity - An old metaphysical romance, filled with marvels, contradictions, and absurdity, born in the ardent imagination of Orientals, has spread into our Europe. Enthusiasts have purveyed it, careerists have pretended to accept it, imbeciles have believed it.
Frederick The Great
#5. Every now and again, people on the far right take a quote from a progressive out of context and use it to attack them.
Keith Ellison
#6. We're Americans - in times of crisis, we step up.
Keith Ellison
#7. Those who seek the divine want to make this world a better place, which first requires that we communicate.
Keith Ellison
#8. Progressive policies implemented since the early 1900s launched America into the modern age and created a vibrant middle class.
Keith Ellison
#10. America operates under the notion of equality before the law. Basic fairness is an article of faith. We may not agree on everything all of the time, but we select our leaders together. And when we don't want them anymore, we get rid of them.
Keith Ellison
#11. Middle class families should not be forced to scrape by with less while oil companies get away with more.
Keith Ellison
#12. I raised my right hand and placed my left on the Quran, which was being held by my wife and mom. Suddenly, I was blinded by a cascade of camera flashes ...
Keith Ellison
#13. We need a strong farm bill that gives assistance to farmers during times of drought, creates markets for local goods, protects our environment, and helps struggling families bridge the gap between hard times and a full dinner table.
Keith Ellison
#14. I think a lot of people get in trouble with the law.
Tony Yayo
#15. Americans used to be able to depend on their jobs to provide a stable retirement.
Keith Ellison
#16. The middle class should not continue to foot the bill for tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires.
Keith Ellison
#17. I worked at McDonald's. I cooked. It was one of the toughest jobs I've ever had. These people earn every single penny they get. In fact, they earn way more than they get.
Keith Ellison
#18. The people who lead us are of us. We put them in office and we can take them out. America proves that the people can govern themselves.
Keith Ellison
#19. Vehicle emissions standards directly sparked the development and application of a wide range of automotive technologies that are now found throughout the global automobile market.
Keith Ellison
#20. I'm not against trade ... but they're not really trade deals. They're really investment deals between international corporations ... They're saying we want to get a race to the bottom so we can exploit the most unfortunate worker.
Keith Ellison
#21. Things happen to you they happen. They dont ask first. They dont require your permission.
Cormac McCarthy
#22. Republicans profess to be against deficits, but they are experts at creating and exacerbating deficits.
Keith Ellison
#23. Never did anyone ever stay longer than ten years because the resistance grows fiercer as your presence grows longer [in Afghanistan]. I don't think we are going to be any exception. What made us exempt from history?
Gwynne Dyer
#24. If you unpack the statistics on who is supporting , Donald Trump, it means that there is a lot of people who hold very bigoted racist ideas and there is a lot of them.
Keith Ellison
#25. It is not unpatriotic to acknowledge America's faults. No country is perfect ... We can't reach the top of the mountain if we don't fix the injustice and confront our lies.
Keith Ellison
#26. There must be something in the water in Minnesota because historically, despite its seemingly homogeneous population, the state has produced some of our more radical political thinkers, and its people have put their prejudices aside to vote for them.
Keith Ellison
#27. Environmental spending creates jobs in engineering, manufacturing, construction, materials, operations and maintenance.
Keith Ellison
#28. Our democracy is not something to be taken for granted. You have to fight for it. You have to commit yourself to working for it - for the long haul.
Keith Ellison
#29. Hemp is one of the greatest, most important substances of our nation
Thomas Jefferson
#30. Progressive economic policies lead to a sustainable economy.
Keith Ellison
#31. When you're a leader, you cannot ignore parts of your constituency, even if you know they're not going to vote for you.
Keith Ellison
#32. Clean air and a healthy climate benefit all of us, but it will take a diverse coalition to step up to the threat posed by unchecked climate change.
Keith Ellison
#33. Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us.
Stephen R. Covey
#34. Nonsense, when earnest, is impressive, and sometimes takes you in. If you are in a hurry, you occasionally mistake it for sense.
Benjamin Disraeli
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