Political Quotes

On the recordAugust 20, 2008
Now, the one thing that I think is very important is for us to have some humility in how we approach the issue of confronting evil.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama stresses the importance of humility in foreign policy discussions.

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