「私の母はよく言っていました。『いろいろなことで最初の人になるかもしれないけれど、最後の人にはならないで』」と、ハリス氏は7月にアメリカの議会情報誌「CQ Roll Call」で語った。「指導者は、代表している人々の意向を反映しなければなりません。完全に代表としての務めを果たすまでは、この国の理想に達していないことを理解すべきだと思うのです」
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