Barack Obama: “They represent what's best in us and they assure us that out of this…”

On the recordJuly 21, 2012

They represent what's best in us and they assure us that out of this darkness a brighter day is going to come.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks in Aurora

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Barack Obama: “They represent what's best in us and they assure us that out of this darkness a brighter day is going to come.”