Ron Dellums

“It's one thing to have a dream. It's another thing to own it.”

“My politics are not an aberration. They are a logical extension of the democratic ideals of this nation.”

“When you have a military that is so dominant, you are going to be tempted to use it.”

“The price of peace is to be prepared to wage peace.”

“If you don't like the films, make your own.”

“We have to move from the politics of protest to the politics of governance.”

“Democracy is not a spectator sport.”

“To be a man is to be a nonconformist.”

“The ultimate challenge is to accept ourselves exactly as we are, but never stop trying to learn and grow.”

“If you believe in peace, you must not just talk about it. You must work for it.”