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Barack Obama: “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of convenience and comfort, but where he stands at times…”

On the recordJanuary 12, 2017
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of convenience and comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Proclamation 9568—Martin Luther King

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