Simple exchanges can break down walls between us, for when people come together and speak to one another and share a common experience, then their common humanity is revealed. We are reminded that we're joined together by our pursuit of a life that's productive and purposeful, and when that happens mistrust begins to fade and our smaller differences no longer overshadow the things that we share. And that's where progress begins.
Barack ObamaKnow that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity...[For] we are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth.
Barack ObamaGlobal warming is not just the greatest environmental challenge facing our planet - it is one of our greatest challenges of any kind.
Barack ObamaWe've been able to organize the international community around it in ways that aren't going to go back.
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