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Barack Obama: We are better for their contributions to our democracy, and we are richer for their art and their literature, their…

On the recordMarch 16, 2009
We are better for their contributions to our democracy, and we are richer for their art and their literature, their poetry and their songs.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Saint Patrick's Day Shamrock Presentation Ceremony With Prime Minister Brian Cowen of Ireland

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