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That is the nature of democracy. It is hard. It is not always inspiring.

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Barack Obama
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 4
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We [Americans] are a nation of immigrants. We all understand what this country has become because talent from all around the world wants to come here, people who are willing to take risks, people who want to build on their dreams and make sure their kids have an - even bigger dreams than they have.
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And I will do everything that I can as long as I am President of the United States to remind the American people that we are one nation under God, and we may call that God different names but we remain one nation.
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If you give up on the idea that your voice can make a difference, then other voices will fill the void
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The emotions between the races could never be pure even love was tarnished by the desire to find in the other some element that was missing in ourselves. Whether we sought out our demons or salvation, the other race would always remain just that: menacing, alien, and apart.
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You don't need to see my birth certificate, or my college records, or my legal writings, or... anything.
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Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.
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ISIL is a terrorist organization, pure and simple. And it has no vision other than the slaughter of all who stand in its way.
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