Let's help people in this country with the resources we have. Dennis Kucinich More Quotes by Dennis Kucinich More Quotes From Dennis Kucinich Peace is not just the absence of war, it is the active presence of a capacity for love and compassion, and reciprocity. It is an awareness that our lives are not to be lived simply for ourselves through expressing our individuality, but we confirm the purpose of our lives through the work of expressing our shared sense of community in a purposeful and practical way; to sustain our own lives we sustain the lives of others - in family, in a community of neighborhoods called a city, and in a community of nations called the world. Dennis Kucinich compassionwarpeace Wake up, America. The insurance companies took over health care. Wake up, America. The pharmaceutical companies took over drug pricing. Wake up, America. The speculators took over Wall Street. Wake up, America. They want to take your Social Security. Wake up, America. Multinational corporations took over our trade policies, factories are closing, good paying jobs lost. Wake up, America. We went into Iraq for oil. Dennis Kucinich oiliraqwall My philosophy comes from a worldview that looks at the world as one. It's a holistic view that sees the world as interconnected and interdependent and integrated in so many different ways, which informs my politics. Dennis Kucinich differentviewsphilosophy Our vision of interconnectedness resonates with new networks of world citizens in nongovernmental organizations linking from numberless centers of energy, expressing the emergence of a new organic whole, seeking unity within and across national lines... If governments and their leaders, bound by hierarchy and patriarchy, wedded to military might for legitimacy, fail to grasp the implications of an emerging world consciousness for cooperation, for peace and for sustainability, they may become irrelevant. Dennis Kucinich governmentorganizationmilitary We cannot avert our eyes without staining our souls. Dennis Kucinich averteyesoul Everyone should have health insurance? I say everyone should have health care. I'm not selling insurance. Dennis Kucinich carehealthshould-have Poverty is a weapon of mass destruction. Joblessness is a weapon of mass destruction, homelessness, a weapon of mass destruction... racism, a weapon of mass destruction, fear, a weapon of mass destruction. We must disarm these weapons and renew our commitment to quality public schools and dedicated teachers and good housing and quality health care and decent jobs and stronger neighborhoods. Dennis Kucinich teachingteacherjobs We have weapons of mass destruction we have to address here at home. Poverty is a weapon of mass destruction. Homelessness is a weapon of mass destruction. Unemployment is a weapon of mass destruction. Dennis Kucinich mass-destructionhealthhome We must work toward the elimination of all nuclear weapons, and an end to policies which cause this country to move toward the weaponization of space. Dennis Kucinich spacecountrymoving It's time for us to review the circumstances under which corporations gain rights superior to that of individuals in our society. It's time for us to look at the practices of corporations and holding them accountable for violations of law which often go unnoticed because there is very little regulation. Dennis Kucinich practicerightslaw I took the position of organizing 126 Democrats who voted against the Iraq war resolution. And I happen to think it was the right position. Today we're faced with over 500 casualties, a cost of over $200 billion, and it could rise the casualties could go into the thousands and the costs could go over a half trillion if we stay there for years, as a number of people on this stage intend to see happen. Dennis Kucinich waryearsthinking Peace is a condition of the heart. It's a state of mind, of tranquility, of calmness, and of centeredness. It's an understanding of the reciprocal nature of love, a presence, a journey. It's all of our aspirations. Peace is not a luxury or merely the absence of war, it's a kind of grace - which we're all entitled to as people who are alive. Peace is an active presence of the capacity for a higher evolution of human awareness. Dennis Kucinich heartwarpeace We need to see the connection between global warring and global warming, and it's oil. Sustainability is the path to peace. Dennis Kucinich connectionsoilneeds I think it's inconsistent to tell the American people that you oppose the war and, yet, you continue to vote to fund the war. Because every time you vote to fund the war, you're reauthorizing the war all over again. Dennis Kucinich warpeoplethinking I am for police function that protects citizens of this great Nation, not a police function that is used to terrorize them. Dennis Kucinich policecitizensused Crimes against humanity in Gaza: is it really a 'buffer zone' - or a bigger plan? -- It's time to step back and ask if we want to support Israel if it wants to eject all Palestinians from their land. Dennis Kucinich supportisraelland First off, I never favored a constitutional amendment to criminalize abortion or to overturn Roe v. Wade. Dennis Kucinich wadeabortionfirsts America as a nation cannot walk in faith and fear at the same time. Dennis Kucinich fear-and-faithwalksamerica We cannot take the president off the hook for an illegal war that was based on lies. Dennis Kucinich presidentwarlying Corporations are reneging on pension obligations. Social Security is under attack. Dennis Kucinich corporationscorruptionsocial
