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Paul Wellstone

A politics that is not sensitive to the concerns and circumstances of people's lives, a politics that does not speak to and include people, is an intellectually arrogant politics that deserves to fail.

Paul Wellstone

Politics

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Paul Wellstone is saying that political actions or ideas that ignore the real problems and situations people face show a kind of pride that dismisses others' experiences. Such politics, because it excludes and does not connect with the people it aims to serve, is bound to be unsuccessful.

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