How are we all going to pitch in to fix this party to make working America know that the Democratic party is absolutely on their side? That’s the real question. – Keith Ellison
I know a lot of police officers who are on the force to do the right thing to protect people. But how can you deny this pattern, this disturbing pattern, Alton Sterling, Mr. Castile in my own community, Philando Castile, but then Tamir Rice, Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Sandra Bland? – Keith Ellison
One of the things that will decline over time is the demand that the society or the government bring forth a particularized racial remedy based on a history of deprivation. That will be even more difficult to do in the future. – Keith Ellison
We need more leaders speaking up for minority groups who have been marginalized and attacked. – Keith Ellison
You approach faith with humility. You can have some idea, but it boils down to do you see religion as a club, or do you see religion as a path? Do you see it as a wall that separates you or do you see it as a bridge that connects you to God and other people? When you see it as a bridge, you aren’t so worried about bringing others over to your side. – Keith Ellison
Our democracy is not something to be taken for granted. You have to fight for it. You have to commit yourself to working for it – for the long haul. – Keith Ellison
I have always been a fierce fighter against anti-Semitism. I oppose it and always have. – Keith Ellison
Democrats need an organizer who will energize the grass-roots across this country to build the party from the bottom up. – Keith Ellison
The middle class should not continue to foot the bill for tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires. – Keith Ellison
When you’re a leader, you cannot ignore parts of your constituency, even if you know they’re not going to vote for you. – Keith Ellison
I’ve never gotten up in front of a Muslim congregation and played the role of a religious leader, and I decline those invitations because that’s not what I am. – Keith Ellison
Clean air and a healthy climate benefit all of us, but it will take a diverse coalition to step up to the threat posed by unchecked climate change. – Keith Ellison
I think there are real dangers to escalating military conflict with ISIS, and we need to be aware of them. But at the same time, you have to understand, you know, that this whole thing started with Bashar al-Assad and how he is the one who continued to escalate against the people of Syria who were trying to get democratic reform. – Keith Ellison
A Republican philosophy goes something like this: If you take your car to the mechanic, and instead of fixing it, they take out the engine and charge you an arm and a leg, you should conclude that mechanics can’t fix cars and you should probably just take yours to the junkyard and sell it for scrap metal. – Keith Ellison
Faith really should be a bridge, not a wall. Because at the end of the day, we should be focusing on what you believe, not what your religion is. – Keith Ellison
