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Barack Obama: “There is a great danger that we just shut out anything that contradicts our own sense of righteousness in these big…”

On the recordJune 8, 2021
There is a great danger that we just shut out anything that contradicts our own sense of righteousness in these big debates.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Barack Obama discusses the dangers of becoming insular in political debates and ignoring opposing views.

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