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I'm not that much of a socialist compared to Eisenhower. — Bernie Sanders

Mitt Romney's energy policy is a relic of the 19th century. We need a 21st century plan. The fate of the planet is at stake. — Bernie Sanders

Even Donald Trump's hairpiece is fed up with his insults and says it now supports Bernie Sanders. When Trump found out, he sobbed — Michael R. Burch

More than any other politician in recent memory, Bernie Sanders is focused on reality. It's the rest of us who are lost. — Matt Taibbi

History will record that the Citizens United decision is one of the worst in the history of our country. — Bernie Sanders

As the nation at last confronts global warming, it is no time for denial, greed, cynicism or pessimism. — Bernie Sanders

I happen to believe that we should move to a Medicare-for-all single-payer system, similar to what other countries around the world have. — Bernie Sanders

When I was a young boy, I can remember in the community that I grew up in, seeing people in the community who had numbers that were on their arms. — Bernie Sanders

You've got the top 400 Americans owning more wealth than the bottom 150 million Americans. Most folks do not think that is right. — Bernie Sanders

We are imprisoning or giving jail sentences to young people who are smoking marijuana. — Bernie Sanders

Whether it is television, radio, newspapers, magazines, books or the Internet, a few giant conglomerates are determining what we see, hear and read. — Bernie Sanders

Do I consider myself a part of the casino capitalist process? No I don't. I believe in a society where all people do well. — Bernie Sanders

My path to victory is to talk about the issues that impact the lives of millions of Americans. — Bernie Sanders

The deficit crisis is real and must be addressed. But it cannot be solved on the backs of the weak and vulnerable. — Bernie Sanders

The Postal Service is a vitally important institution for the American people. It must be saved. — Bernie Sanders

In 2001, Republicans used reconciliation to pass President Bush's $1.35 trillion tax cut that mainly benefited the wealthy. — Bernie Sanders

All I can say is if you check my record going back a long time, I have stood with those who are hurting. I have stood with those who have no money. — Bernie Sanders

It costs a hell of a lot more money to put somebody in jail than send them to the University of Virginia. — Bernie Sanders

The goal of real healthcare reform must be high-quality, universal coverage in a cost-effective way. — Bernie Sanders

I would say that the key doctrine of the Sanders administration would be no, we cannot continue to do it alone; we need to work in coalition. — Bernie Sanders

I think our trade policies, for many, many years, have been a disaster. They have benefited corporate America at the expense of working people. — Bernie Sanders

We in a sense went for the Bernie Sanders model OK? Now we're also in turmoil as a result of this result. — Tony Blair

The government of our great country belongs to all of the people and not just a handful of the wealthy. — Bernie Sanders

We are rapidly moving toward a nation of the super-rich, by the super-rich and for the super-rich — Bernie Sanders

Difficult times often bring out the best in people. — Bernie Sanders

Hillary Clinton understands that a president's job is to worry about future generations, not the short-term profits of the fossil fuel industry. — Bernie Sanders

When we stand together there is nothing, nothing, nothing we cannot accomplish. — Bernie Sanders

Prescription drug prices are skyrocketing and one-third of all seniors depend on Social Security for at least 90% of their income. — Bernie Sanders

I feel Jewish in the sense of culturally Jewish, I suppose the way Bernie Sanders feels Jewish, but not Jewish in a religious sense. — Susan Jacoby

Private insurance companies in America are reaping huge profits. — Bernie Sanders

I have spent the better part of my adult life standing up and fighting for working families. — Bernie Sanders

The Department of Defense, the largest single energy consumer in America, is bullish on solar. — Bernie Sanders

I am very proud of the campaign we ran and the supporters that came on board. — Bernie Sanders

We have more people in jail than any other country in Earth, disproportionately Latino and African-American. — Bernie Sanders

I'm voting for Bernie Sanders because he doesn't take any corporate money. — Ronda Rousey

Good environmental policy is good economic policy. — Bernie Sanders

The Federal Reserve has the responsibility to protect the credit rights of consumers. — Bernie Sanders

At its worst, Washington is a place where name-calling partisan politics too often trumps policy. — Bernie Sanders

I am sure that there are some single payer advocates who think the only thing worth fighting for is single payer. — Bernie Sanders

I am very proud to be the only candidate up here who does not have a Super PAC, who's not raising huge sums of money from Wall Street. — Bernie Sanders

I thought the Bush economic policy was a disaster. We lost 500,000 private sector jobs during his tenure. — Bernie Sanders

Hillary Clinton will nominate justices to the Supreme Court who are prepared to overturn Citizens United! — Bernie Sanders

For many, the American dream has become a nightmare. — Bernie Sanders

If a financial institution is too big to fail, it is too big to exist. — Bernie Sanders

In any case, in Vermont $500 is a lot of money for dinner. I hope these rich folks enjoyed themselves. — Bernie Sanders

For 70 years Democrats bitterly denied being "socialists". Bernie Sanders has done the service of exposing them. — A.E. Samaan

When we talk about power, we talk about Wall Street. — Bernie Sanders

The hardest thing about going to college should not be paying for it. — Bernie Sanders

In and out of government, I've always been willing to take on complicated, sometimes unpopular, issues and work them through to have a solution. — Bernie Sanders

I believe in public funding of elections, absolutely. But this system iscurrently very antiquated and no longer applies to modern day politics. — Bernie Sanders

We did phenomenally well with young people. I think we did well with working class people. — Bernie Sanders

I think the American people in many cases want to transform our energy system. — Bernie Sanders

Instead of fighting ISIS, (the Saudis) have focused more on a campaign to oust Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. — Bernie Sanders

The police killings of unarmed African Americans has got to stop. — Bernie Sanders

I think we need to take on the greed of the billionaire class, a disastrous campaign finance system. — Bernie Sanders

I intend to introduce legislation that will make police accountable for their actions and limit uses of force in cases where it is unnecessary. — Bernie Sanders

It's time to make our government work for all of us ... and not just the 1%. — Bernie Sanders

Education should be a right, not a privilege. We need a revolution in the way that the United States funds higher education. — Bernie Sanders

Ted Kennedy devoted his lifetime to protecting those most in need, and tens of millions of Americans have been the beneficiaries. — Bernie Sanders

Rich get richer. Everyone else gets poorer. And all these guys can talk about is war and defunding Planned Parenthood. — Bernie Sanders

[Iranians] are a sponsor of terrorism around the world and we have to address that. — Bernie Sanders

Are we prepared to take on the enormous political power of the billionaire class or do we continue to slide into economic and political oligarchy? — Bernie Sanders

When you talk about heroines and heroes, at the top of the list has got to be the single moms of America. — Bernie Sanders

Do you believe that Deborah Wasserman Schultz, she looks just as happy as Bernie [Sanders] did. She's now hired by [Hillary] Clinton. — Donald Trump

I have been in the Democratic Caucus in the Senate for over 24 years. — Bernie Sanders

When I was in the House for 16 years, I caucused with the Democrats. — Bernie Sanders

As an independent, my views, in fact, are a little bit different than many of my Democratic colleagues. — Bernie Sanders

Who said that think we should normalize relations with Iran tomorrow? I never said that. I think we should move forward as quickly as we can. — Bernie Sanders

A president and a party that can provide insurance for 31 million more Americans is far preferable to most voters than a party that only says, 'No.' — Bernie Sanders

I have a long history in fighting for civil rights. I understand that many people in the African-American community may not understand that. — Bernie Sanders

The United States must lead the world in reversing climate change. We can do that. — Bernie Sanders

What we need to do is to stand up to the big money interests, and the campaign contributors. When we do that, we can, in fact, transform America. — Bernie Sanders

If we completely repealed the estate tax, it would provide an estimated $32 billion tax break for the Walton family - the founders of Wal-Mart. — Bernie Sanders

Politics in a democratic society should not be treated like a baseball game, a game show or a soap opera. The times are too serious for that. — Bernie Sanders

Representative Spencer Bachus is one of the only people I know from Alabama. I bet I'm the only socialist he knows. — Bernie Sanders

I like his consistency, because Bernie Sanders talk - it boils down to the American people. His one thing is the American people. — Killer Mike

[Donald] Trump is fascism, that's all, so we have to find a way to work it out between Hillary [Clinton] and Bernie [Sanders]. — Tom Hayden

Hillary Clinton understands that we have to invest in education and jobs for our young people, not more jails or incarceration. — Bernie Sanders

There must be a major economic recovery package which puts Americans to work at decent wages. — Bernie Sanders

If the environment were a bank, it would have been saved by now — Bernie Sanders

Trump and Bernie Sanders are different sides of the same coin. — Rob Portman

I see a future where American companies lead the world in the production of hybrid-plug in cars and electric vehicles. — Bernie Sanders

If you take donations from Wall Street, you can't be independent. — Bernie Sanders

What I said was that I was at first supportive of Bernie [Sanders] when he came to Los Angeles for his first rally, I was there, I was supportive. — Tom Hayden

I don't consider myself a pariah. — Bernie Sanders

When a mother goes to the store and purchases food for her child, she has the right to know what she is feeding her family. — Bernie Sanders

When people get out of jail, it is not easy for them to find a job. It is not easy for them to return to civil society. — Bernie Sanders

I congratulate Secretary [Hillary] Clinton on her victory. But, I think, for us, that is about as bad as it's going to get. — Bernie Sanders

We did really, really badly with older African-American voters. I mean we got decimated. — Bernie Sanders

It makes a lot more sense for us to be investing in jobs and education rather than jails and incarceration. — Bernie Sanders

What kind of nation are we when we give tax breaks to billionaires, but we can't take care of the elderly and the children. — Bernie Sanders

The American people in my view will never support a candidate whose major theme is bigotry. — Bernie Sanders

It's better to show up than to give up. — Bernie Sanders

I will challenge anybody with regard to my record on LGBT issues. — Bernie Sanders

Democracy is not a spectator sport — Bernie Sanders

I've run for statewide office plenty of times, and people know me. — Bernie Sanders

The right wing has monopolized the AM radio airwaves. — Bernie Sanders

Progressive activists are angry that a Medicare-for-all single-payer approach was totally ignored during the health care debate. — Bernie Sanders

If you looked at Jeb Bush's campaign, it's more than just money. It's the nature of the candidate and the message and all that stuff. — Bernie Sanders

I'm not always a smiley kind of guy. — Bernie Sanders