Political Quotes

On the recordJune 4, 2007
So what's stopping us? What's stopping us from taking these bullets out and rebuilding our families, our communities, our nation and our faith in one another? What's stopping us from seeing the light and the way and the faith that unites us?
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama questioning the barriers preventing America from addressing its deep-rooted social issues.

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