7 Quotes & Sayings By Paul Tsongas

Paul Tsongas is the son of former U.S. Senator Paul Tsongas. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983-1997 and the U.S Read more

Senate from 1997-2007. He was President of the University of Massachusetts system, where he created more than 1,000 new jobs and doubled donations to the state's higher education system, before being elected Governor in 2006. He was the only Democrat to win a gubernatorial election in two consecutive elections when he defeated incumbent Republican Governor Bill Weld in 2006, and when he defeated Republican Charlie Baker in 2010.

I came from a disadvantaged home. They were Republicans.
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I came from a disadvantaged home. They were Republicans. Paul Tsongas
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We are a continuum. Just as we reach back to our ancestors for our fundamental values, so we, as guardians of that legacy, must reach ahead to our children and their children. And we do so with a sense of sacredness in that reaching. Paul Tsongas
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America is hope. It is compassion. It is excellence. It is valor. Paul Tsongas
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From a viable economy to the full funding of Headstart, from a clean environment to true equality for women, from a strong military to a commitment to racial brotherhood, from schools that are honored to streets free of excessive violence. Paul Tsongas
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I want to deploy the leadership to meet the challenges that face us and to restore America's greatness. Paul Tsongas
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Journey with me to a true commitment to our environment. Journey with me to the serenity of leaving to our children a planet in equilibrium. Paul Tsongas