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A Fighting Chance

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An unlikely political star tells the inspiring story of the two-decade journey that taught her how Washington really works―and really doesn't―in A Fighting ChanceAs a child in small-town Oklah

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“These families need you. I said it quietly, and the silence stretched some more. I tried to steady my breathing. He paused again, then gave a deep sigh and said, All right. I’ll do it. I’ll do what I can.”

— Elizabeth Warren, amazon.com

Tagged: families, Banking

“The single best predictor that a family would go bankrupt was if they had a child.”

— Elizabeth Warren, amazon.com

Tagged: Bankers, Bankruptcy

“I believe that it’s this optimism about the future that sets us apart as a people, this optimism that makes America an exceptional nation. We built this country by striking out on new adventures and propelling ourselves forward on a path we named progress. Along the way, we learned that when we inve…”

— Elizabeth Warren, amazon.com

Tagged: public sector, Optimism, Progress, Equality, Opportunity

“For capitalism to work, we all need one another.”

— Elizabeth Warren, amazon.com

Tagged: Capitalism, Cooperation

“This crisis didn’t have to happen. America had a boom-and-bust cycle from the 1790s to the 1930s, with a financial panic every ten to fifteen years. But we figured out how to fix it. Coming out of the Great Depression, the country put tough rules in place that gave us fifty years without a financial…”

— Elizabeth Warren, amazon.com

Tagged: economic crisis, boom and bust, Great Depression, Stability, prosperity

“When you have no real power, go public—really public. The public is where the real power is.”

— Elizabeth Warren, amazon.com

Tagged: public sector

“Today the game is rigged—rigged to work for those who have money and power. Big corporations hire armies of lobbyists to get billion-dollar loopholes into the tax system and persuade their friends in Congress to support laws that keep the playing field tilted in their favor. Meanwhile, hardworking f…”

— Elizabeth Warren, amazon.com

Tagged: Corporations, Rigged, Money, Power, Lobbyists

“We lose eight children and teenagers to gun violence every day. If a mysterious virus suddenly started killing eight of our children every day, America would mobilize teams of doctors and public health officials. We would move heaven and earth until we found a way to protect our children. But not wi…”

— Elizabeth Warren, amazon.com

Tagged: Gun Violence, Gun Control, virus

“There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody. You built a factory out there? Good for you. But I want to be clear: You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers the rest of us paid to educate. You were safe in your factory because of police…”

— Elizabeth Warren, amazon.com

Tagged: You didn't build that, Factory, Capitalism