Barack Obama: “Change is always possible; that we may not be able to help everybody…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2013

Change is always possible; that we may not be able to help everybody, but if we help a few, then that propels progress forward.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at the Hyde Park Academy High School in Chicago

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