Barack Obama actually said...

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.

Context

Obama discusses the ongoing issues of discrimination and the need for awareness in society.

07/18/2009

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