Our democracy if self-cleansing. If you don't like it, be a candidate, or support a candidate. Dick Gephardt More Quotes by Dick Gephardt More Quotes From Dick Gephardt America is a great country. We are so wealthy. But our one remaining challenge is to fulfill the potential of all our people. And the only way we can do that is to try to bring everybody together to a higher place. Dick Gephardt country america people Eventually I foresee voting on the Internet, which will lead to much more direct democracy. Dick Gephardt internet voting democracy I hope we can get back to what I call the kitchen table. Everyday issues that people are really worried about and focused on. Dick Gephardt kitchen issues people Democracy is interactive... Its a constant job of information, education, explanation, listening, and interactive communication. Dick Gephardt communication listening jobs Those who have prospered and profited from life's lottery have a moral obligation to share their good fortune. Dick Gephardt moral share fortune One of the most important virtues of the American character is our ability to approach the complexities that life presents us with common sense and decency, .. The considered judgment of the American people is not going to rise or fall on the fine distinctions of a legal argument but on straight talk and the truth. It is time for the president and the Congress to follow that common sense for the good of the country. Dick Gephardt character country fall Politics takes patience, time, listening and endless meetings. Dick Gephardt endless meetings listening I led the fight for the Clinton health care plan in 1994. We failed. I learned from that experience. What I learned is you can't pass a complicated government-run plan. Dick Gephardt government fighting running I think it's time we had a president who carried the same life experiences into the White House as most ordinary Americans. Dick Gephardt white house thinking Every proposal I'm making, every idea I'm advancing has a single, central purpose: to revive a failing economy and give working Americans the help and security they need. Dick Gephardt giving ideas needs When you succeed (with legislation), that feeling is exhilaration. And it takes leadership from a president, which means you meet with members of Congress 24/7 and you talk and you listen. Dick Gephardt president feelings mean Diplomacy matters. Burden-sharing matters. Follow-through matters. And yes, sustaining the peace is harder, more complex and often costlier than winning the war itself. No matter the surge of momentary machismo -- as gratifying as it may be for some -- it's short-sighted and wrong to simply go it alone. Dick Gephardt winning may war In 1988, as an unknown candidate, totally unknown, I won Iowa, came in second in New Hampshire, won South Dakota. I was ahead in every Super Tuesday state the day after South Dakota. The only problem was I didn't have enough money. I had a million dollars left, and Al Gore had three and Michael Dukakis had three and it was lights out. Dick Gephardt iowa light tuesday We can see beyond the present shadows of war in the Middle East to a new world order where the strong work together to deter and stop aggression. This was precisely Franklin Roosevelt's and Winston Churchill's vision for peace for the post-war period. Dick Gephardt strong war order If you want to run for president, you better be an athlete. It's 24/7. It never ends. You give up your personal life completely and you have something of a chance to be shot. Dick Gephardt giving-up athlete running What we have is two important values in conflict: freedom of speech and our desire for healthy campaigns in a healthy democracy. You can't have both. Dick Gephardt important-values healthy two The people I'm honored to represent in Missouri and all over the country want leaders to address their kitchen table everyday problems. Dick Gephardt everyday-problems country people Politics is a substitute for violence. Dick Gephardt substitutes violence We are all so privileged to be citizens of America, and we all need to be engaged. Dick Gephardt citizens america needs You know, when you're in public life, everything you do is out there. But I am proud to stand on my record. Dick Gephardt public-life records proud
