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We need leaders who will stand up for the little guy and listen once again.

The relative lack of power of certain minority groups, and the fear they're feeling in the wake of Donald Trump's election, is something I think we really need to take a look at.

That's what the Senate is about. It's the last bastion of minority rights, where a minority can be heard, where a minority can stand on its feet, one individual if necessary, and speak until he falls into the dust.

While I don't think Trump wants to target any particular minority group, I understand their fear because he spent many months stoking it.

Never be afraid to stand with the minority when the minority is right, for the minority which is right will one day be the majority.

The political system is broke. It doesn't matter who the leader is if you are frozen in time and your hands are tied. Social media is so strong that minority groups get a huge say.

One of my messages to Republicans is very simple: One-third of your schedule should be listening to people in minority communities.

We are living in a multicultural society. Our role as leaders is to enable grappling with this situation, even when multiculturalism is difficult.

I've been a speaker. I've been a majority leader. I've been a minority leader. Those are the sort of things I don't need any more.

The purpose of the minority is to become the majority.