“From its earliest days, the Cuban Revolution has also been a source of inspiration to all freedom-loving people. We admire the sacrifices of the Cuban people in maintaining their independence and sovereignty in the face of the vicious imperialist-orquestrated campaign to destroy the impressive gain made in the Cuban Revolution. Long live the Cuban Revolution. Long live comrade Fidel Castro.” PeopleLongMadeInspirationFacesSacrificeSourceRevolutionGainsIndependenceCampaignsAdmireSovereigntyViciousMaintainingImpressiveComradeCubanCastroSource Of InspirationCuban Revolution Author:Nelson Mandela
“What my campaign is about is a political revolution - millions of people standing up and saying, enough is enough. Our government belongs to all of us, and not just the hand full of billionaires.” PeopleEnoughHandsGovernmentPoliticalMillionsRevolutionStandingCampaignsBillionaireEnough Is EnoughPolitical Revolution Author:Bernie Sanders
“We need a growing middle class, not one that has been disappearing for 40 years. We need a vibrant one person-one vote democracy, not one which is dominated by billionaire campaign contributors. It's time for a political revolution. It's time to make our government work for all of us, and not just the 1%.” NeedsYearsPersonsHas BeensGovernmentPoliticalClassDemocracyGrowingMiddleRevolutionVoteDisappearCampaignsMiddle ClassBillionaireContributorsPolitical RevolutionGovernment Work Author:Bernie Sanders
“What does a political revolution look like? It means that 80 percent of the people vote in national elections, not 40 percent. It means that billionaires can't make unlimited campaign contributions and buy and sell politicians. It means that the U.S. government represents the needs of all the people, not just the 1 percent and their lobbyists.” PeopleNeedsLooksMeanDoeGovernmentPoliticalRevolutionPoliticianPercentVoteElectionSellsCampaignsContributionUnlimitedBillionaireLobbyistsPolitical RevolutionCampaign Contributions Author:Bernie Sanders
“The reality is we that have a corrupt campaign finance system which separates the American people's needs and desires from what Congress is doing. So to my mind, what we have got to do is wage a political revolution where millions of people have given up on the political process, stand up and fight back, demand the government that represents us and not just a handful of campaign contribution - contributors.” PeopleNeedsMindRealityGovernmentPoliticalDesireFightingGivenProcessMillionsRevolutionDemandCongressCampaignsFinanceContributionHandfulGiven UpContributorsCampaign FinancePolitical RevolutionCampaign Contributions Author:Bernie Sanders
“I am extraordinarily proud of the campaign that we ran. The issues that we raised, the fact that we got 13 million Americans to vote for a political revolution.” FactsPoliticalMillionsIssuesRevolutionProudVoteRaisedCampaignsRanPolitical Revolution Author:Bernie Sanders
“During his campaign, [Donald] Trump promised the biggest tax cut since Ronald Reagan's conservative revolution in the 1980s.” CuttingRevolutionTrumpTaxesConservativeCampaignsTax Cuts Author:Kelly McEvers
“I think that most people don't think in terms of an American revolution, they think in terms of a Russian revolution, or even a Ukrainian revolution. But the idea of an American revolution does not occur to most people. And when I came down to the movement milieu seventy-five years ago, the black movement was just starting, and the war in Europe had brought into being the "Double V for Victory" [campaign]: the idea was that we ought to win democracy abroad with democracy at home. And that was the beginning of an American revolution, and most people don't recognize that.” PeopleThinkingYearsDoeIdeasWarHomeWinningBlackTermDemocracyFiveMovementRevolutionOughtVictoryEuropeYears AgoStartingCampaignsFive YearsSeventiesAmerican RevolutionUkrainianMilieuRussian Revolution Author:Grace Lee Boggs
“We shall strike. We shall organize boycotts. We shall demonstrate and have political campaigns. We shall pursue the revolution we have proposed. We are sons and daughters of the farm workers' revolution, a revolution of the poor seeking bread and justice.” PoliticalJusticePoorSonRevolutionDaughterWorkersSeekingStrikesCampaignsBreadPursueFarmsOrganizeSon And DaughterBoycottPolitical Campaign Author:Cesar Chavez