Joe Sestak Quotes

As Democrats and progressives look to the future, we should remember our most essential values.

Democrats talk about programs like Social Security or Medicare, but it's not clear to most voters what Democrats' core moral values are.

Democrats need to define themselves - not what they're against or who they're against, but we have got to define ourselves with what we're for.

We are not a single-issue party that puts abstract policy ahead of the working lives of people. We are not bitter, frightened xenophobes.

I like to give a voice to others, especially things neglected or despised.

I'm passionate about people. I've spent my life in advocacy. People matter - whether or not we agree on the issue, people matter.

I think the Democratic Party is about family, about unity, about bringing people together. We're all in this together. We're all trying to rebuild the economy together.

We must never relinquish the vision of a humane society and a humane world.

My definition of a decent society is one that first of all takes care of its losers, and protects its weak.

We must display a heart for every American, and a special passion for those still on the first rung of life's ladder.

We believe that in times like these we should turn to each other, not on each other. We believe that government has a role to play, not in solving every problem in everybody's life but in helping people help themselves to the American dream. That's what Democrats believe.

The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.

The challenge of social justice is to evoke a sense of community that we need to make our nation a better place, just as we make it a safer place.

We need leaders who will stand up for the little guy and listen once again.

Together, we can build the kind of world in which we all seek to live, one of universal equality and justice.

I have strong reasons for being a Democrat. Basically if you want true fairness in society, you want to give a voice in the corridors of power for the people who otherwise would not have it, I believe that will come from the Democratic Party.

Put people first.

I wanted to help the world be more just.

As Republicans try to trample on our most sacred freedoms, Democrats will do everything we can to end discrimination and protect the one right that preserves all others - the right to vote.

To put it mildly, nothing can be turned and worn inside out with greater ease than one's notion of social justice, public conscience, a better future, etc.

When voters know what Democrats stand for, we can improve the lives of all Americans, no matter their race, religion or sexual orientation.

Hillary Clinton has made it clear over and over again that we are at our best when we lift people up; we should be leaving no one behind. That is not always her home base, but it's always part of what she says.

My naivety is to assume people will think there's compassion and solidarity in wanting to play someone even though we are not them.

We put people at the center of everything we do.

The world has proved enough times that it can scale cruelty and violence. Compassion and kindness can and must be scaled to create a world of justice for children.