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Barack Obama: “If in our hearts we believe what we say we believe about a country that gives everybody a fair shake and asks for a fair…”

On the recordOctober 3, 2011
If in our hearts we believe what we say we believe about a country that gives everybody a fair shake and asks for a fair share from everybody, then we won't be tired, we won't be deterred, we won't be weary.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at a Democratic National Committee Fundraiser in Dallas

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