Dennis Kucinich Quotes
October 8, 1946
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This is a struggle for the soul of the Democratic Party, which in too many cases has become so corporate and identified with corporate interests that you can't tell the difference between Democrats and Republicans.
Dennis Kucinich— Interview with Judy Woodruff, Inside Politics, CNN (17 February 2003) [1].
The scriptures bid us to send forth our light and our truth and when children carry within their hearts the torch of hope, they learn the darkness yields not only to man-made fire, but to starlight, to the rising sun, and to the light of the soul.
Dennis Kucinich— Speech, Cleveland City Council (13 October 2003) [2].
I am running for President of the United States to enable the goddess of peace to encircle within her reach all the children of this country and all the children of the world.
Dennis Kucinich— Speech, Cleveland City Council (13 October 2003)
America stands strongest in challenging terrorism when we do not give up an inch of our civil liberties.
Dennis Kucinich— Speech, Cleveland City Council (13 October 2003)
You're looking at a guy who believes he can beat a rigged game.
Dennis Kucinich— Interview with Will Dana, Rolling Stone (22 October 2003) [3].
He (George W. Bush) is going in the wrong way. And I dare say, that is what the strategy of his administration is, is just to wipe out government's purpose for any social and economic justice at all.
Dennis Kucinich— Democratic National Candidates Debate, Goffstown, New Hampshire (22 January 2004) [5].
I believe sincerely that we should bring in U.N. peacekeepers and bring our troops home.
Dennis Kucinich— Democratic National Candidates Debate, Goffstown, New Hampshire (22 January 2004)
I took the position of organizing 126 Democrats who voted against the Iraq war resolution. And I happen to think it was the right position. Today we're faced with over 500 casualties, a cost of over $200 billion, and it could rise the casualties could go into the thousands and the costs could go over a half trillion if we stay there for years, as a number of people on this stage intend to see happen.
Dennis Kucinich— Democratic National Candidates Debate, Goffstown, New Hampshire (22 January 2004)
I hold in my heart that rebellious spirit of youth that demands change.
Dennis Kucinich— Speech, University of Manchester, Manchester, New Hampshire (27 January 2004) [6].
The PATRIOT Act allows Federal agents to look at public and university library patron circulation records, books checked out, magazines consulted, all subject to government scrutiny. There used to be a time in this country when we were worried whether our young people knew how to read. Now some in our government are more worried that government agents be able to find out what people are reading.
Dennis Kucinich— Speech from the floor of the House of Representatives, Congressional Record (15 June 2005) [9].
I think we have to get rid of nuclear weapons. The idea that somehow by having nuclear weapons you make the world a safer place is essentially insane.
Dennis Kucinich— Quoted in Alyssa Kim, "Kucinich Campaigns for Peace" (August 12, 2007). Kucinich was speaking on This Week with George Stephanopoulos, ABC News (August 12, 2007)
