If you think about Abraham Lincoln and Millard Fillmore had the very same title. They were both presidents of the United States, but their tenure in office and their legacy could not be more different.
Obama reflects on the differing legacies of U.S. presidents to illustrate the importance of effective leadership.
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If I had a blame pie for why politics is so polarised and why we're seeing a rise of populism in many places, it's because of that information that is going into our brains every day.
I think when we act on that basis, it doesn't always work out, but over time things do get better.
And I will fight for that, even if I don’t always think it’s going to win.
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