Tulsi Gabbard Quotes

#1. In the military, I learned that 'leadership' means raising your hand and volunteering for the tough, important assignments.

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#2. I am a military police officer and I have served on two deployments; my first was to Iraq, in a medical unit, and my second deployment was to Kuwait, as a military police platoon leader.

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#3. I chose to take the oath of office with my personal copy of the Bhagavad Gita because its teachings have inspired me to be a servant-leader, dedicating my life in the service of others and to my country.

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#4. A military mindset is objectively analyzing a planned course of action and anticipating the likely consequences before you take that action.

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#5. Every soldier knows this simple fact: If you don't know your enemy, you will not be able to defeat him,

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#6. The cost of war impacts all of us - both in the human cost and the cost that's being felt frankly in places like Flint, Michigan, where families and children are devastated and destroyed by completely failed infrastructure because of lack of investment.

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#7. I am a practicing Hindu and have made no secrets about it.

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#8. We cannot afford to walk down that dangerous path of government overstepping its boundaries into the most personal parts of our lives.

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#9. Students are suffering under incredibly high tuitions and high student loan interest rates. They graduate from school, and they're having a very difficult time finding a job. They don't feel as though there are honest leaders who are listening to them, and who will be a part of the solution.

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#10. I am privileged to be able to work for the people of Hawaii in whatever capacity.

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#11. I volunteered to deploy to Iraq. I was one of the few soldiers who were not on the mandatory deployment roster - close to 3,000 Hawaii soldiers were.

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#12. Hawaii is a special place because we have a very diverse population there, who are very respectful and tolerant of those who have differing opinions and different views.

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#13. As a combat veteran, I know the cost of war.

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#14. These days, it's often women in uniform - moms, wives, even grandmothers - who deploy and leave their families behind.

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#15. Hopefully the presence in Congress of an American who happens to be Hindu will increase America's understanding of India as well as India's understanding of America.

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#16. When I started my campaign for Congress, I was one who people said, 'Tulsi, you have a bright future, but there's no way you can win.'

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#17. Looking at someone in a deployed setting, it's not in their best interest to get pregnant overseas, but if it happens, it happens.

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#18. I've seen firsthand the high human cost of war.

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#19. As a soldier, I've served with the most brave people in an institution that's built on integrity, honor, and duty.

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#20. It is clear that there needs to be a closer working relationship between the United States and India. How can we have a close relationship if decision-makers in Washington know very little, if anything, about the religious beliefs, values, and practices of India's 800 million Hindus?

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