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Thomas Shannon: “Our purpose is not to defend or preserve a present or restore a past, it is to create the future.”

On the recordFebruary 2, 2015
Our purpose is not to defend or preserve a present or restore a past, it is to create the future.
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Thomas Shannon
California

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Emphasizes the goal of shaping a better future through global engagement.

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