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Barack Obama: “That is the true genius of America. A faith -- a faith in simple dreams. An insistence on small miracles. That we can…”

On the recordNovember 15, 2006
That is the true genius of America. A faith -- a faith in simple dreams. An insistence on small miracles. That we can tuck in our children at night and know that they're fed and clothed and safe from harm.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Barack Obama speaks about the fundamental values and hopes of American society.

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