we are only as safe as the least insured person in America." - Meaning and context.">
Press conference, Burlington, Vermont, quoted in Seth McLaughlin (2020-03-13), "America 'only as safe as the least insured person,' Sanders says regarding coronavirus emergency", The Washington Times

Let's be clear, the lack of health care and affordable medicine does not only threaten the health and well-being of the uninsured, it impacts everyone who comes in contact with them. In fact, what this crisis is beginning to teach us is that we are only as safe as the least insured person in America.

— Bernie Sanders

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Let's be clear, the lack of health care and affordable medicine does not only threaten the health and well-being of the uninsured, it impacts everyone who comes in contact with them. In fact, what this crisis is beginning to teach us is that we are only as safe as the least insured person in America." in the context of "Press conference, Burlington, Vermont, quoted in Seth McLaughlin (2020-03-13), "America 'only as safe as the least insured person,' Sanders says regarding coronavirus emergency", The Washington Times" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Bernie Sanders

About Bernie Sanders

Bernard Sanders (born September 8, 1941) is an American politician who has served as the junior United States Senator from Vermont since 2007. The U.S. Representative for the state's at-large congressional district from 1991 to 2007, he is the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history and a member of the Democratic caucus. Sanders ran unsuccessfully for the 2016 and 2020 Democratic nomination for president.