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Barack Obama: “We need to make sure they know that asking for help is not a sign of weakness—it is a sign of strength.”

On the recordApril 29, 2013
We need to make sure they know that asking for help is not a sign of weakness—it is a sign of strength.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Proclamation 8969—National Mental Health Awareness Month

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