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Barack Obama: “Our democracy is premised on an assumption that even if somebody is not just like me, that they're a good person and a…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2015
Our democracy is premised on an assumption that even if somebody is not just like me, that they're a good person and a generous person.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at a Town Hall Meeting at North High School in Des Moines

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