The capacity for cruelty still exists, the capacity for discrimination still exists, the capacity to think about people who are different not just on the basis of race but on the basis of religion or the basis of sexual orientation or gender still exists.
Obama discusses the ongoing issues of discrimination and the need for awareness in society.
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At least one of our major parties has been captured by politics that is not that subtle about suggesting that ‘We the people’ means a certain kind of people.
It shows me somebody who’s not focused on the American people and the job they’re supposed to do.
It fortifies you to say that, yes, this has been part of the journey that we’re on.
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