Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 24, 2024
While you teach students about democracy and representative government, extremists attack the sacred freedom to vote. Just think about it, so we want to ban assault weapons and they want to ban books. In this moment, we are in a fight for our most fundamental freedoms, and to this room of leaders, I say, bring it on.
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Kamala Harris
Democratic · California

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Kamala Harris addresses a group of educators, framing the current political climate as a struggle for fundamental freedoms.

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