On the recordDecember 9, 2009
We can admit the intractability of deprivation and still strive for dignity. Clear-eyed, we can understand that there will be war and still strive for peace.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “We can admit the intractability of deprivation and still strive for dignity. Clear-eyed, we can understand that there…”
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Obama discusses the balance between acknowledging the reality of war and the pursuit of peace.
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