On the recordMay 1, 2008
I think people can say that my election symbolizes some progress, at least within the small confines of the legal community.
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transcripts.cnn.com“I think people can say that my election symbolizes some progress, at least within the small confines of the legal community.”
Obama comments on the significance of his election to the Harvard Law Review as a symbol of progress.
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