This is the central lesson not only of this crisis but of our history.
Barack Obama: “This is the central lesson not only of this crisis but of our history.”
On the recordJuly 20, 2010
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Press Release: Remarks of President Barack Obama at the Wall Street Reform Bill Signing - As Prepared for Delivery
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