We cannot solve our most intractable problems unless we are honest about what they are, unless we are willing to have difficult conversations and accept what facts make plain. We need to speak truth: that racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and anti-Semitism are real in this country, and we need to confront those forces.
-- Kamala (Preface)

Importance: This quote establishes the problems Kamala sees with the United States and offers the beginning of a solution. Kamala knows that these problems will not go away on their own, nor will they be easy to fix. She wants people to be honest about it. It is very easy to pretend that these problems, such as racism and sexism, do not exist in the United States, but what Kamala is saying here is that people must be willing to have conversations about these issues and they must be willing to seek change. These are facts that can...