“When I ran for the Senate the first time, I ran against the wealthiest...” — Bernie Sanders Quote

“When I ran for the Senate the first time, I ran against the wealthiest guy in the state of Vermont. He spent a lot on advertising - very ugly stuff. He kept attacking me as a liberal. He didn't use the word 'socialist' at all because everybody in the state knows that I am that.”

“I come from a rural state. People drive 50, 100 miles to and from work every single day. That is true all over America.”

“Clinton understands that in a competitive global economy we need the best-educated workforce in the world. She and I worked together on a proposal that will revolutionize higher education in America.”

“My view of democratic socialism builds on the success of many other countries around the world that have done a far better job than we have in protecting the needs of their working families, their elderly citizens, the children, the sick and the poor.”

“Do the elected officials in Washington stand with ordinary Americans - working families, children, the elderly, the poor - or will the extraordinary power of billionaire campaign contributors and Big Money prevail? The American people, by the millions, must send Congress the answer to that question.”

“Although I had a good job as an advertising manager for a shoe company in Boston, I really liked to fool around with comedy.”

“I once attended an advertising conference held at the Greenbrier Hotel in 1968. The dean of the original Mad Men, the great David Ogilvy, was the keynote speaker. The subject of his speech was the new creative revolution in advertising.”

“It is not unprofessional to give free legal advice, but advertising that the first visit will be free is a bit like a fox telling chickens he will not bite them until they cross the threshold of the hen house.”

“Advertising's always been a considerable pressure on publishers.”

“If people ever talked the way advertising sounded, they would be put away.”

“As the mainstream media has become increasingly dependent on advertising revenues for support, it has become an anti-democratic force in society.”