Barack Obama: “We must tell our children. But more than that, we must teach them.…”

On the recordMay 6, 2013

We must tell our children. But more than that, we must teach them. Because remembrance without resolve is a hollow gesture.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Emphasizes the importance of teaching about genocide to prevent future atrocities.

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