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The Top 10 Kamala Harris Quotes
By
Jake Beardslee
· August 4, 2024
Kamala Harris, the 49th Vice President of the United States and the Democratic Party's nominee for the 2024 presidential election, has been a prominent figure in American politics. As a member of the Democratic Party, she has held various public offices, including California Attorney General and U.S. Senator.
Let's take a look at ten notable quotes from Harris's political career, offering insight into her public messaging on various issues:
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"I always start my campaigns early, and I run hard. Maybe it comes from the rough-and-tumble world of San Francisco politics, where it's not even a contact sport - it's a blood sport. This is how I am as a candidate. This is how I run campaigns."
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"I just think it's so important not to take yourself too seriously."
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"I do not believe that government should be in the business of telling women what they should do with their bodies."
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"Here's the thing: every office I've run for I was the first to win. First person of color. First woman. First woman of color. Every time."
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"I'm a career prosecutor. I have been trained, and my experience over decades, is to make decisions after a review of the evidence and the facts. And not to jump up with grand gestures before I've done that. Some might interpret that as being cautious. I would tell you that's just responsible."
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"My mother had a saying: 'Kamala, you may be the first to do many things, but make sure you're not the last.'"
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“My mother used to — she would give us a hard time sometimes, and she would say to us, ‘I don’t know what’s wrong with you young people. You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?' You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you.”
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"Instead of giving corporations a big tax cut, let's give the middle class a real, permanent tax cut."
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"In times like this, silence is complicity."
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“It is time for us to do what we have been doing. And that time is every day.”
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These ten quotes represent a selection of Kamala Harris's public statements throughout her career. As with all political figures, her words should be considered alongside her policy actions and within their full context.
As the political landscape continues to evolve, Harris's role and potential candidacy in future elections remain subjects of public interest and discussion.
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