On the recordFebruary 9, 2011
It's young people who have been at the forefront; a new generation who want their voices to be heard.
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transcripts.cnn.com“It's young people who have been at the forefront; a new generation who want their voices to be heard.”
Obama highlights the role of young people in the protests and their desire for political change.
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When we choose, when we make that decision, I do believe – and there is evidence for this – that the world gets incrementally better, and that is a worthy goal and it’s worth fighting for.
Because if this becomes the new normal, there’s no reason to believe it will stop with her — or that future presidents, in either party, won’t do the same.
And I will fight for that, even if I don’t always think it’s going to win.
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