Barack Obama said "We didn’t run in that campaign last year, in 2008, to occupy this office. We ran to do something with it." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 17, 2021

We didn’t run in that campaign last year, in 2008, to occupy this office. We ran to do something with it.

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Obama's quote reflects the purpose of political office as being about action and impact.

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