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Barack Obama: Let us never forget the values that our people share: a reverence for family; the belief that, with education and hard…

On the recordJanuary 18, 2011
Let us never forget the values that our people share: a reverence for family; the belief that, with education and hard work and with sacrifice, the future is what we make it.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a State Dinner Honoring President Hu Jintao of China

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