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Barack Obama: “Hope is not blind optimism. Hope is not ignoring problems. Hope is believing in the face of difficulty that we can…”

On the recordOctober 21, 2020
Hope is not blind optimism. Hope is not ignoring problems. Hope is believing in the face of difficulty that we can overcome and get a better world.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Obama discusses the nature of hope in the context of political challenges.

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