Dick Gephardt quotes

Those who have prospered and profited from life's lottery have a moral obligation to share their good fortune. (Dick Gephardt)
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. View quote
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I had the honor to meet Nelson Mandela, and I heard him explain his forgiveness of his captors of 27 years by saying hatred and bitterness is destructive - the power is in love and forgiveness. View quote
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Politics is a substitute for violence. View quote
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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. View quote
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I've always had good energy; I've always had good health. View quote
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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. View quote
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I hope we can get back to what I call the kitchen table. Everyday issues that people are really worried about and focused on. View quote
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Eventually I foresee voting on the Internet, which will lead to much more direct democracy. View quote
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I grew up in a household that was a labor household. My dad was a Teamster and a milk truck driver. My mother was a secretary. Neither of them got through high school. But they worked hard and they gave me very, very important opportunities to go to school, get a good education. View quote
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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)
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. View quote
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I'm running for president because I've had enough of the oil barons, the status-quo apologists, the special-interest lobbyists running amok. View quote
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I think a lot of people think I was born in a blue suit, on the David Brinkley show. And that isn't me. I am much more that kid who grew up in South St. Louis, in a very modest household, with a simple background with parents who didn't get through high school. View quote
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I filed a brief as a friend of the court in the U. of Michigan to keep affirmative action at the U. of Michigan, which I attended the law school. And I was one of the original sponsors of making the Martin Luther King birthday a federal holiday. View quote
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Al Gore is a good man. He is a decent, caring man. He listens to his heart and his head. He loves his family. View quote
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The people I'm honored to represent in Missouri and all over the country want leaders to address their kitchen table everyday problems. View quote
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One of the big mistakes Republicans made with the Contract with America is that they tried to do too much too fast, and people revolted against it. View quote
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Life is the division of human cells, a process which begins at conception. View quote
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I was raised in a working class family of Baptist faith, and I went to college on a church scholarship where early teachings were reinforced. Abortion was wrong, I was taught. View quote
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I have been a long and strong supporter of civil rights in my whole career. I led the fight to get the voting rights act re-enacted. I have been a strong supporter of affirmative action. I believe in it strongly. (Dick Gephardt)
You know, when you're in public life, everything you do is out there. But I am proud to stand on my record. View quote
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I don't think you can be a good listener unless you're a good listener. I think it's something that you really have to do, and if you really do it, then you can do it. If you don't do it, then you can't do it. View quote
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Why would we want to keep a tax cut that's failed? Why would we not want to go back to the Clinton tax code? And why would we not want to help every family more with a health-care plan like mine? Let's help average people. Let's be Democrats. View quote
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I've thought a lot about the world and how George Bush sees the world and it ain't even close. View quote
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