Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 23, 2008
This is the moment when we must defeat terror and dry up the well of extremism that supports it. This threat is real and we cannot shrink from our responsibility to combat it.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama emphasizes the urgency of combating terrorism and extremism.

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