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On the recordApril 21, 2010
It is wonderful to be back in Cooper Union, where generations of leaders and citizens have come to defend their ideas and contest their differences.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York City

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