Barack Obama said "We understand it because we get the sense today that politics has become a business and not a mission." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 4, 2007

We understand it because we get the sense today that politics has become a business and not a mission.

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Obama expressing disillusionment with modern politics, viewing it as a business rather than a mission to serve.

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