We are willing to uphold our values and our ideals even when it's hard, not just when it's easy; even when we are afraid and under threat, not just when it's expedient to do so. That's what makes us different.
Obama emphasizes the importance of upholding American values and ideals in the face of challenges.
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For almost four decades, Nancy Pelosi served the American people and worked to make our country better.
Every president here today, as different as we are, has tried our best to uphold the values that John McCain and Mitt Romney believed in no less than I did.
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