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Barack Obama: [a] democracy as resilient as ours must reject the false choice between our security and our ideals.

On the recordMarch 22, 2010
[a] democracy as resilient as ours must reject the false choice between our security and our ideals.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama emphasizes the importance of balancing security with democratic ideals.

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