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Barack Obama: Cassandra was someone who put her hands squarely on that 'arc of the moral universe' and never stopped doing whatever…

On the recordMay 26, 2016
Cassandra was someone who put her hands squarely on that 'arc of the moral universe' and never stopped doing whatever she could to bend it towards justice.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Statement on the Death of Former Deputy White House Counsel Cassandra Q. Butts

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