The bottom line is that when only half of the American people have participated in the political process ... I think it is absurd for anybody to suggest that those people not have a right to cast a vote. Bernie Sanders More Quotes by Bernie Sanders More Quotes From Bernie Sanders We have more people in jail than any other country in Earth, disproportionately Latino and African-American. Bernie Sanders jailcountrypeople The truth is we have a political system and an economic system controlled by a few extremely wealthy people. Not Barack Obama, not Bernie Sanders, no one person has the influence by himself or herself to take on this enormous array of power unless millions of people begin to work together to demand changes. Bernie Sanders politicaltogetherpeople Climate change is real, caused by human activity and already devastating our nation and planet. The United States must lead the world in combating climate change and transforming our energy system away from fossil fuels and toward energy efficiency and sustainability. Bernie Sanders united-statesfuelreal Instead of cutting Social Security, we're going to expand Social Security benefits. Bernie Sanders benefitscuttingsocial The Democrats have got to open the door to young people. Welcome them in and understand that it will be messy, that many young people are not professional politicians. The Democratic Party is going to have to adjust itself to their reality, rather than force young people to be adjusted to the Democratic leadership's reality. Bernie Sanders partydoorsreality Establishing a 0.03 percent Wall Street speculation fee, similar to what we had from 1914-1966, would dampen the dangerous level of speculation and gambling on Wall Street, encourage the financial sector to invest in the productive economy and reduce the deficit by more than $350 billion over 10 years. Bernie Sanders gamblingwallyears Politically, as a result of Citizens United, billionaires are now able to spend as much money as they want on campaigns, which means that you have a political system which is heavily dominated by corporations and wealthy individuals. Bernie Sanders politicalwantmean I don't believe there's a red state in America where people believe you should cut Medicare, Social Security and veterans' benefits rather than doing away with corporate tax loopholes. Bernie Sanders cuttingbelieveamerica If we are a free country, we have the right to be free. Bernie Sanders free-countryifscountry Goldman Sachs was one of those companies whose illegal activity helped destroy our economy and ruin the lives of millions of Americans. But this is what a rigged economy and a corrupt campaign finance system and a broken criminal justice is about. These guys are so powerful that not one of the executives on Wall Street has been charged with anything after paying, in this case of Goldman Sachs, a $5 billion fine. Bernie Sanders illegal-activitieswallpowerful I'm very, very worried about the invasion of privacy rights that we're seeing not only from the N.S.A. and the government but from corporate America, as well. We're losing our privacy rights. It's a huge issue. Bernie Sanders governmentrightsamerica I don't run against Hillary Clinton. I run on the most important issues facing America. Bernie Sanders issuesrunningamerica A woman has the right to make decisions regarding her own body, not the United States government. Bernie Sanders united-statesgovernmentdecision The Postal Service is a vitally important institution for the American people. It must be saved. Bernie Sanders institutionsimportantpeople We have got to mobilize people and rethink our commitment in terms of what our role is in the political process. Bernie Sanders politicalpeoplecommitment Being Jewish and having lost relatives in the Holocaust, I've always been aware of the meaning of prejudice. These are things that have remained with me throughout my political career. Bernie Sanders holocaustpoliticalcareers I wanna end the international embarrassment of the United States of America being the only major country on earth that doesn't guarantee health care to all people as a right, not a privilege. Bernie Sanders countryamericapeople The middle class is collapsing and we are moving toward an oligarchic form of society, where the billionaires will control the economy and the political life of the country. Bernie Sanders politicalcountrymoving In the last presidential election Obama and Romney raised about $1 billion each. The Koch brothers, the second wealthiest family in America, now say they will raise nearly $1 billion for the 2016 elections. When one family can raise as much as an entire party, the system is broken. This is oligarchy, not democracy. We must overturn Citizens United. Bernie Sanders partybrotheramerica I will tell you is the antidote to [Donald] Trump is a very strong progressive agenda that says, yes, I know you`re angry. And you know what? You should be angry because you`re working longer hours for low wages. You have a right to be bitter and you have a right to be that. Bernie Sanders agendaswagesstrong
