"I respect and value the ideals of rugged individualism and self-reliance. But rugged individualism didn't defeat the British, it didn't get us to the moon, build our nation's highways, or map the human genome. We did that together. This is the high call of patriotism."
Cory Booker is an American politician serving as a U.S. senator from New Jersey. He previously served as mayor of Newark and became a national figure in Democratic politics. His policy work has included criminal justice reform, economic equity, and civic development.