"I think the major political problem in this country is that you have a two-party system, which is essentially a one-party system."
"We must make the banks serve the needs of the people, not the needs of the banks."
"We have to educate, organize and mobilize the working people of this country."
"We can't allow our kids to be unemployed when they're 18 or 19 or 20."
"What being a socialist means is... that you hold out... a vision of society where poverty is absolutely unnecessary."
"We must create a situation where women do not have to have abortions."
"The real debate should not be over whether the United States or the Soviet Union spends more on its military, but over how to reduce worldwide military spending."
"We must learn that when we spend money on the military, we are cutting back on education, health, and social programs."
"The real question of the nuclear freeze is whether we can begin to reverse the arms race."
"I don't believe in charities. Government, rather than charity organizations, should take responsibility for social programs."
"We have an obligation to try to create a society in which all people can live decently and with dignity."