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Barack Obama: There would be a betrayal of everything Reverend Pinckney stood for, I believed if we allowed that ourselves to slip…

On the recordJune 25, 2015
There would be a betrayal of everything Reverend Pinckney stood for, I believed if we allowed that ourselves to slip into a comfortable silence again.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama emphasizes the importance of remembering the values of Reverend Pinckney and not becoming complacent.

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