Political Quotes

On the recordFebruary 17, 2010
I made a promise to you, not that I was going to tell you what you wanted to hear, not that I was always going to do what was popular.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Reception for Senator Michael F. Bennet in Denver

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