"If a teacher does not involve himself, his values, his commitments, in the course of discussion, why should the students?"
-Paul Wellstone
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"I saw as a teacher how, if you take that spark of learning that those children have, and you ignite it, you can take a child from any background to a lifetime of creativity and accomplishment."
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"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."
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"The American polity is infected with a serious imbalance of power between elites and masses, a power which is the principal threat to our democracy."
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"I emphasize self-esteem, self-confidence, and dignity, not as an ideal, but as a real test of community organization. Without leadership development, community organizations do not have staying power."
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"The people of this country, not special interest big money, should be the source of all political power."
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