On the recordNovember 17, 2008
There's a wisdom there and a humility about his approach to government, even before he was president, that I just find -- find very helpful.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “There's a wisdom there and a humility about his approach to government, even before he was president, that I just find…”
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Obama reflects on the qualities of Abraham Lincoln that he finds beneficial for governance.
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