Gavin Newsom: “Solving for ignorance and poverty and disease.”

“It defines my why in every way, shape or form. Stand up for ideals. Strike out against injustice. I'm a Sarge Shriver Democrat. I'm into that whole 60s, the vernacular of the 60s, Solving for ignorance and poverty and disease. And the spirit of the 60s, the spirit of King and, you know, and how. The nonviolent movement in Gandhi and, you know, Havel and, you know, Mandela, that whole moral authority now for that whole space.” (1:05:50–1:05:53)

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.