“As a citizen of the United States, I am ready, willing, and able to be...” — Fred Korematsu Quote

“As a citizen of the United States, I am ready, willing, and able to bear arms for this country.”

“During the curfew, whoever went out, the people were watching you. Any Japanese home, there was some person figuring he's a good American citizen by doing his duty, and they were watching every move each family were doin'. Or if they went out, they followed them to see where they were goin'.”

“Every day in school, we said the pledge to the flag, 'with liberty and justice for all,' and I believed all that.”

“I've always wanted to fight for people who didn't have arms. I've always wanted to speak up for people who don't have a voice. I've always wanted to protect people who couldn't protect themselves. It's my nature. It's my instinct.”

“People told me several times during my first campaign to hide my youth and the fact that I was a nontraditional candidate - a 29-year-old woman. Instead of taking that bad advice, I really leaned in to who I was and wrapped my arms around the fact that I was young and female and that we needed representation for multiple generations in Congress.”