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For me, democratic socialism is about – really, the value for me is that I believe that in a modern, moral, and wealthy society, no person in America should be too poor to live.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

I wasn’t born to a wealthy or powerful family – mother from Puerto Rico, dad from the South Bronx.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Born Family Father Mom Myself Powerful
I felt like the only way to effectively run for office is if you had access to a lot of wealth, high social influence, a lot of dynastic power, and I knew that I didn’t have any of those things.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Feeling Influence Myself Office Social
It’s not just that I’m a woman of color running for office. It’s the way that I ran. It’s the way that my identity formed my methods.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Color Identity Myself Office Run Woman
Mentors of mine were under a big pressure to minimize their femininity to make it. I’m not going to do that. That takes away my power. I’m not going to compromise who I am.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Compromise Feminine Mentor Myself Pressure
The way the Queens Democratic party machine has worked, they operate on a politics of exclusion.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Democracy Politics Queen Way
I knew that our community needed a very clear voice. and I think we deserved representation that rejected lobbyist funds and put our voters and our community first.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Clear Community Ourselves Voice Vote
Working-class Americans want a clear champion, and there is nothing radical about moral clarity in 2018.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Clarity Class Radical Time Work
Democrats should be getting high-fives from sanitation truck drivers – that is what should be happening in America.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Country Democracy Driver Sanitation
Capitalism has not always existed in the world and will not always exist in the world.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Capital Existence World
For me, democratic socialism is about – really, the value for me is that I believe that in a modern, moral, and wealthy society, no person in America should be too poor to live.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Democracy Live Myself Poor Rich Social Value
We have a political culture of intimidation, of favoring, of patronage, and of fear, and that is no way for a community to be governed.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Community Fear Government Politics
I see people like me, who thought someone like me couldn’t be in politics, now are saying, ‘Oh, wait, I don’t need to take money from corporations to run. Maybe I’ll run, too.’
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Money Myself People Politics Thinking
The Republicans galvanize their base by inciting a lot of fear; they operate on a lot of mythmaking. So we have to have something compelling. We shouldn’t be afraid to be bold.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Afraid Bold Fear Mystery Scare
It is unacceptable to be disrespectful of Congressman Crowley. He’s done some phenomenal, phenomenal work for the Bronx and Queens.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Acceptance Himself Respect Work
It’s disingenuous to pretend the sources of our money don’t impact the policy we write – you just can’t serve two masters.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Impact Money Pretend Service Source Writing
Rather than think of it as somewhere to run from, the Bronx is somewhere to invest.
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ

Investment Place Run Thinking