On the recordAugust 17, 2008
Evil does exist. I mean, I think we see evil all the time. We see evil in Darfur. We see evil sadly on the streets of our cities. We see evil in parents who viciously abuse their children.
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Obama acknowledges the existence of evil in various forms and emphasizes the need to confront it.
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