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AOC embodies the kind of leadership we dream of: brilliant, courageous, and gifted, with a quick mind and an understanding of our history and the political moment from which she emerged. And most importantly to me, she believes in environmental justice.

— Elizabeth Yeampierre AOC: The Fearless Rise and Powerful Resonance of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez edited by Lynda Lopez (2020)

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