“To me, what socialism means is to guarantee a basic level of dignity. ...” — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Quote

“To me, what socialism means is to guarantee a basic level of dignity. It's asserting the value of saying that the America we want and the America that we are proud of is one in which all children can access a dignified education. It's one in which no person is too poor to have the medicines they need to live.”

“I don't think any person in America should die because they are too poor to live.”

“We absolutely do need to make sure that our borders are secure. But what we need to realize and remember is that ICE was established in 2003 right at the same time as the Patriot Act, the AUMF, the Iraq War - and we look back at a lot of that time and legislation as a mistake now. And I think that ICE is right there as a part of it.”

“Education is the key to success in life, and teachers make a lasting impact in the lives of their students.”

“I spent three days a week for 10 years educating myself in the public library, and it's better than college. People should educate themselves - you can get a complete education for no money. At the end of 10 years, I had read every book in the library and I'd written a thousand stories.”

“Sixty years ago I knew everything; now I know nothing; education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.”