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I hope you don’t listen to this. I hope you choose to broaden, and not contract, your ambit of concern.

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Barack Obama
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 4
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On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.
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Now is the time for all of us to take our share of responsibility for a global response to global challenges.
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Moral values includes the immorality of 45 million uninsured or the immorality of working people who are having trouble raising a family despite working full-time. That has to be part of the moral equation. And if we are able to frame things in that fashion, then I think we can be successful.
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