Elizabeth Warren at Netroots Nation 2014, Transcript:
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Let’s talk about this fight. This is a fight over economics, a fight over privilege, a fight over power. But deep down it is a fight over values. Conservatives and their powerful friends will continue to be guided by their internal motto, ‘I’ve got mine. The rest of you are on your own.’ Well, we’re guided by principle, and it’s a pretty simple idea. We all do better when we work together and invest in building a future.
We know that this economy grows when hard-working families have the opportunity to improve their lives. We know that this country gets stronger when we invest in helping people succeed. We know that our lives improve when we care for our neighbors and we help build a future -- not just for some of our kids, but for all of our kids. That’s what we believe in. These are progressive ideas. These are progressive values. These are America’s values. And these are the values we are willing to fight for.
So sometimes we have to get together and we have to talk about what are our values. We have to talk about what does it mean to be a progressive. We have to talk about about what does it mean to be American. So let’s spend a minute talking about what we believe in.
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Progressive Values Are America's Values,
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Tells Netroots Nation In Keynote Speech -- by Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet, alternet.org -- July 18, 2014
Elizabeth Warren at Netroots Nation 2014, went on to outline 11 tenets of progressivism:
[1] "We believe that Wall Street needs stronger rules and tougher enforcement, and we're willing to fight for it."
[2] "We believe in science, and that means that we have a responsibility to protect this Earth."
[3] "We believe that the Internet shouldn't be rigged to benefit big corporations, and that means real net neutrality."
[4] "We believe that no one should work full-time and still live in poverty, and that means raising the minimum wage."
[5] "We believe that fast-food workers deserve a livable wage, and that means that when they take to the picket line, we are proud to fight alongside them."
[6] "We believe that students are entitled to get an education without being crushed by debt."
[7] "We believe that after a lifetime of work, people are entitled to retire with dignity, and that means protecting Social Security, Medicare, and pensions."
[8] "We believe -- I can't believe I have to say this in 2014 -- we believe in equal pay for equal work."
[9] "We believe that equal means equal, and that's true in marriage, it's true in the workplace, it's true in all of America."
[10] "We believe that immigration has made this country strong and vibrant, and that means reform."
[11] "And we believe that corporations are not people, that women have a right to their bodies. We will overturn Hobby Lobby and we will fight for it. We will fight for it!"
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Elizabeth Warren's 11 Commandments of Progressivism
by Emma Roller, nationaljournal.com -- July 18, 2014
That's way more than a 'liberal dream' -- It is the Dream!
... the dream of what it really means, to a compassionate, fact-driven, fair-minded American.
In other words, what it means to be a Progressive -- with Values. Our progressive -- American -- values.
Morning Keynote Featuring Sen. Elizabeth Warren -- From Friday, 7/18/2014
NN14-video-archive -- youtube link to the clip.
[Senator Elizabeth Warren begins speaking about Timemark: 15:30. The quoted sections above, start about Timemark: 27:00.]
We need about a thousand more, just like her. Dedicated, Smart, Fearless. IOW, Progressive.