On the recordJune 1, 2021
We can’t just choose to learn what we want to know and not what we should know. We should know, the good, the bad, everything. That’s what great nations do. They come to terms with their dark sides. We are a great nation.
Joe Biden: “We can’t just choose to learn what we want to know and not what we should know. We should know, the good, the bad…”
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President Biden calls for a comprehensive understanding of American history, including its darker aspects.
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