"This is a matter of public health. The public was sick and tired of DeLay and his corruption."
-Jim Hightower
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"The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government.“
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"There's enormous progressive activism and, more often than not, success at the grassroots level - everything from living wage campaigns to efforts to finance our elections are having terrific success."
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"The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow."
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"Politics isn't about left versus right it's about top versus bottom."
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"Populism is not a style, it's a people's rebellion against the iron grip that big corporations have on our country - including our economy, government, media, and environment."
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"I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."
-Marilyn Monroe
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