Eventually I foresee voting on the Internet, which will lead to much more direct democracy. Dick Gephardt democracydirecteventually Change image and share on social
My parents wanted me to be a Baptist minister. I was a youth minister in my church when I was still in college. And I was in a lot of theater in high school, and at Northwestern. Dick Gephardt baptistchurchcollege Change image and share on social
I led the fight for the Clinton health care plan in 1994. We failed. I learned from that experience. What I learned is you can't pass a complicated government-run plan. Dick Gephardt careclintoncomplicate Change image and share on social
What we have is two important values in conflict: freedom of speech and our desire for healthy campaigns in a healthy democracy. You can't have both. Dick Gephardt campaignconflictdemocracy Change image and share on social
Life is the division of human cells, a process which begins at conception. Dick Gephardt begincellconception Change image and share on social
Like father, like son, four years and this president is done. Dick Gephardt fatherpresidentson Change image and share on social
In 1988, as an unknown candidate, totally unknown, I won Iowa, came in second in New Hampshire, won South Dakota. I was ahead in every Super Tuesday state the day after South Dakota. The only problem was I didn't have enough money. I had a million dollars left, and Al Gore had three and Michael Dukakis had three and it was lights out. Dick Gephardt aheadcandidatedakota share on social
I filed a brief as a friend of the court in the U. of Michigan to keep affirmative action at the U. of Michigan, which I attended the law school. And I was one of the original sponsors of making the Martin Luther King birthday a federal holiday. Dick Gephardt actionaffirmativeattend share on social
I had the honor to meet Nelson Mandela, and I heard him explain his forgiveness of his captors of 27 years by saying hatred and bitterness is destructive - the power is in love and forgiveness. Dick Gephardt bitternesscaptordestructive Change image and share on social
The deficit only became a big problem in the Reagan-Bush years. For 12 years, Republican presidents talked about balancing the budget, but failed to propose one. Dick Gephardt balancebigbudget Change image and share on social