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The quote says to be aware of breaking new ground while also helping others come after. It frames being “the first” as something meaningful only if it opens the way for others too.
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About Kamala Harris
American politician and attorney
Kamala Harris is an American politician and attorney. She served as the 49th vice president of the United States from 2021 to 2025 under President Joe Biden, and she was the Democratic Party’s nominee in the 2024 presidential election. Harris represented California in the United States Senate from 2017 to 2021 and served as attorney general of California from 2011 to 2017. Of Indian and Jamaican parentage, she was the first woman, first African American, and first Asian American to serve as vice president, and the highest-ranking female and Asian public official in United States history.
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