Barack Obama: “You should have something inside of you that says, these are the…”

On the recordMay 31, 2015

You should have something inside of you that says, these are the things that are really important to me that I will not compromise on.

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Remarks at a Town Hall Meeting and a Question-and-Answer Session With Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Fellows

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