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title: "1 Intimidated Ways Quotes By Zohran Mamdani"
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> [I think for a long time, it's felt as if the safest place, especially as a Muslim in public life, was to be in the shadows. And yet we see that that safety is all too tenuous. And to allow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zohran-mamdani/i-think-for-a-long-time-it-s-felt-as-if-the-safest-place-especially/)

[Zohran Mamdani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zohran-mamdani/)

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## More by Zohran Mamdani

> [We need a politics that is direct, that speaks to people's own lives. If I tell you that I'm going to freeze your rent,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zohran-mamdani/we-need-a-politics-that-is-direct-that-speaks-to-people-s-own-lives/)

[Zohran Mamdani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zohran-mamdani/)

> [There is no life without food.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zohran-mamdani/there-is-no-life-without-food/)

[Zohran Mamdani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zohran-mamdani/)

> [It is important that New York City is in compliance with international criminal law.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zohran-mamdani/it-is-important-that-new-york-city-is-in-compliance-with/)

[Zohran Mamdani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zohran-mamdani/)

> [You can't be progressive anymore on everything but Palestine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zohran-mamdani/you-can-t-be-progressive-anymore-on-everything-but-palestine/)

[Zohran Mamdani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zohran-mamdani/)

> [To every New Yorker in Kensington and Midwood and Hunts Point, know this: This city is your city, and this democracy is yours too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zohran-mamdani/to-every-new-yorker-in-kensington-and-midwood-and-hunts-point-know/)

[Zohran Mamdani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zohran-mamdani/)

> [I don't really have opinions about the future of Hamas and Israel beyond the question of justice and safety and the fact that anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zohran-mamdani/i-don-t-really-have-opinions-about-the-future-of-hamas-and-israel/)

[Zohran Mamdani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zohran-mamdani/)

> [I'm not comfortable supporting any state that has a hierarchy of citizenship on the basis of religion or anything else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zohran-mamdani/i-m-not-comfortable-supporting-any-state-that-has-a-hierarchy-of/)

[Zohran Mamdani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zohran-mamdani/)

> [I will use every form of transit, and I want to make sure that they are all affordable in New York City, and that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zohran-mamdani/i-will-use-every-form-of-transit-and-i-want-to-make-sure-that-they/)

[Zohran Mamdani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zohran-mamdani/)

> [I will unabashedly stand up for our sanctuary city policies which have kept New Yorkers safe, and use every tool at the city's disposal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zohran-mamdani/i-will-unabashedly-stand-up-for-our-sanctuary-city-policies-which/)

[Zohran Mamdani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zohran-mamdani/)

> [I think for a long time, it's felt as if the safest place, especially as a Muslim in public life, was to be in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zohran-mamdani/i-think-for-a-long-time-it-s-felt-as-if-the-safest-place-especially/)

[Zohran Mamdani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zohran-mamdani/)

> [The worth of a politics comes from its application to all, and I think part of why so many have lost faith in politics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zohran-mamdani/the-worth-of-a-politics-comes-from-its-application-to-all-and-i-think/)

[Zohran Mamdani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zohran-mamdani/)

> [Actually being able to show who you've been over a period of time, the growth, the consistency, all of these things at the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zohran-mamdani/actually-being-able-to-show-who-you-ve-been-over-a-period-of-time-the/)

[Zohran Mamdani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zohran-mamdani/)

> [Excellence will become the expectation across government, not the exception.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zohran-mamdani/excellence-will-become-the-expectation-across-government-not-the/)

[Zohran Mamdani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zohran-mamdani/)

> [The challenge of politics is to meet each moment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zohran-mamdani/the-challenge-of-politics-is-to-meet-each-moment/)

[Zohran Mamdani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zohran-mamdani/)

> [You know, I moved to New York City when I was 7 years old. This is where I grew up. And one of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zohran-mamdani/you-know-i-moved-to-new-york-city-when-i-was-7-years-old-this-is/)

[Zohran Mamdani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zohran-mamdani/)

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