On the recordSeptember 24, 2012
As president of our country, and commander in chief of our military, I accept that people are going to call me awful things every day. And I will always defend their right to do so.
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Obama addresses the importance of freedom of speech and the need for the Muslim world to be more accepting of criticism.
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