Political Quotes

On the recordApril 22, 2008
I have always believed that, if you're tough, you don't have to talk about it. And I have got a 20-year track of fighting on behalf of working families.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama asserts his toughness and commitment to working families without needing to boast about it.

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