There will always be people in this country who say we have got to choose between clean air and clean water and a growing economy, between doing right by our environment and putting people back to work. That is a false choice.
Obama's quote emphasizes the false dichotomy between environmental protection and economic growth.
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When we choose, when we make that decision, I do believe – and there is evidence for this – that the world gets incrementally better, and that is a worthy goal and it’s worth fighting for.
It is a decision about how do we face and embrace this finite amount of time we have on the planet.
And I will fight for that, even if I don’t always think it’s going to win.
People need to “rediscover what’s the story we tell about how we’re going to live together, and see each other, and recognise each other, and disagree, and yet, still care for each other”.
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