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Letitia James

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I've been independent all of my life. by Letitia James

I've been independent all of my life.

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The reality is that I've been counted out for a very long time and people continue to underestimate me and I continue to overperform.

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The Office of Attorney General should be independent and the Office of Attorney General should have the power to investigate without the approval of the governor of the state of New York. It's absolutely critically important.

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I've got a moral center. by Letitia James

I've got a moral center.

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I come from humble beginnings myself. by Letitia James

I come from humble beginnings myself.

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I've known struggle. by Letitia James

I've known struggle.

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I just try to fight for the underdog, and try to fight for those who are locked out of the sunshine of opportunity.

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All of my life and particularly throughout of my public career, I have been talking about the feminization of poverty. And one of the manifestations of the feminization of poverty is the issue of pay inequality in our society.

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We have these events, 'Talk to Tish.' They're basically kitchen-roundtable discussions about issues in the City of New York, because you can learn more by listening.

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I come from a long line of very strong, tough women. We stick to our principles and stand up for what we believe in, which is fundamental fairness, which is my raison d'etre.

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The scales of justice often, in my head, are unbalanced. And so my job is to try to balance out those scales.

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I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth. by Letitia James

I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth.

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I come from a family of eight on public assistance, my parents were separated. My mother struggled, my father struggled.

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I know what it's like to be on public assistance and to be unemployed. And I know what it's like to be evicted.

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Part of the reason why I wanted to be involved in politics was to create and be a part of policy changes.

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Like with all other crime, we must, of course, treat the perpetrators of these actions as the criminals they are. But unlike with the vast majority of other crime, justice is not delivered simply by punishing the perpetrator. This is because the harm associated with domestic violence extends far beyond the point of contact.

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Children of domestic violence, of course, suffer terrible consequ... by Letitia James

Children of domestic violence, of course, suffer terrible consequences.

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