Barack Obama said "None of this agenda will happen overnight, nor will it be easy to get done. But then again, America's story hasn't been all that easy itself." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 14, 2007

None of this agenda will happen overnight, nor will it be easy to get done. But then again, America's story hasn't been all that easy itself.

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Obama acknowledging the challenges ahead but drawing on the resilience of America's history.

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