Political Quotes

On the recordJune 19, 2026
Every president here today, as different as we are, has tried our best to uphold the values that John McCain and Mitt Romney believed in no less than I did.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

During the dedication of his presidential center in Chicago.

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