Barack Obama said "I think people can say that my election symbolizes some progress, at least within the small confines of the legal community." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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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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Obama comments on the significance of his election to the Harvard Law Review as a symbol of progress.

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