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On the recordDecember 26, 2007
Don't, you know, try something different because, you know, that's going to be too risky. You know, you don't know what you might get. So even though you know what's been done in the past doesn't work, stick with it. I know that that's not how America's made progress.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Barack Obama critiques the idea of sticking with the past due to perceived risks, advocating for change instead.

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