Letitia James

Public Servant

1958-10-18

Quotes by Letitia James

• I am proud of the advances we have made in New York where we have continued a legacy of substantive HIV/AIDS policy, but we must continue the fight to end the epidemic and ensure an AIDS-free generation.

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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 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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• Being underpaid once shouldn't condemn you to a lifetime of inequality.

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• In light of the documented benefits of urban trees, we must also ensure that we increase green spaces in underserved communities throughout the city that lack adequate parks and other green spaces.

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• District attorneys are often some of the finest public servants. However, the system in which they operate to investigate cases of police misconduct leaves a huge window for unintended bias.

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• If accessing the Internet becomes more difficult for low-income communities, academic and employment competition may be undermined, and could damage the prospects of upward mobility for low-income New Yorkers and further exacerbate income inequality.

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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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• We must stand vigilant to protect our voting access.

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• Wage violations are tantamount to theft.

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• Walmart markets its gun department as 'sports and outdoors,' but let us get one thing straight: They are not just selling hunting rifles.

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• New York City must divest the hundreds of millions of dollars we have invested in Walmart for far too long, dollars that are only fueling violence and undermining the greater public interest. Once our nation's largest city does so, I know other states and municipalities will follow suit.

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• The workers who get hurt by corner-cutting often do not realize they are being wronged. Even when they do, they do not have the support and resources to fight back. Without a union to stand behind them, these workers are forced to stay in bad jobs, or face no job at all.

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