It's the job, I think, of leaders to try to address peoples' real legitimate concerns and channel them in the most constructive ways possible.
Barack ObamaWhat a vindication of the belief that ordinary people can do extraordinary things, what a reminder of what Bobby Kennedy once said, about how small actions can be like pebbles being thrown into a still lake, and ripples of hope cascade outwards and change the world.
Barack ObamaThat is our generationโs task - to make these words, these rights, these values of life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness real for every American.
Barack ObamaIt is moments like these that force us to try harder, and dig deeper, and to discover gifts we never knew we had - to find the greatness that lies within each of us.
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