Bernie Sanders Quotes About Dignity

Quotes about: Dignity

• I have not heard almost anybody suggest that raising the minimum wage to the level we have in Vermont has been an impediment to our economy which is doing reasonably well ... If somebody is going to work that person has got to receive at least a wage that they can go out and live with dignity on. That's an extremely important point.

  Bernie Sanders

  Important, Minimum Wage, Levels

• Black lives, of course, matter. I spent 50 years of my life fighting for civil rights and for dignity, but if you don't want me to be here, that's OK. I don't want to out-scream people.

  Bernie Sanders

  Life, Fighting, Rights

  "Can Bernie Sanders win black voters?" by Nia-Malika Henderson and Chris Moody, www.cnn.com. July 27, 2015.

• I did a lot of reading. I read about democratic socialism. And I read about the efforts of people for such a long time trying to create a society in which all people can live with dignity. And that's kind of what I believe.

  Bernie Sanders

  Believe, Reading, Democratic Socialism

  "Bernie Sanders On Being Jewish And A Democratic Socialist". "Morning Edition" with Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne, www.npr.org. November 6, 2015.

• Today, over half of American workers have less than $10,000 in savings and have no idea how they will be able to retire with any shred of dignity.

  Bernie Sanders

  Ideas, Saving, Half

• I want to applaud those workers rallying to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour. I believe strongly that a great nation will not survive when so few have so much and so many have so little. Every worker in America should be given respect, dignity and the wages and benefits they need to take care of their family.

  Bernie Sanders

  Believe, America, Minimum Wage

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