Barack Obama: “At our best, we have never relied on hope and chance alone.”

On the recordMarch 18, 2009

At our best, we have never relied on hope and chance alone.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at Southern California Edison's Electric Vehicle Technical Center in Pomona

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