This is a story of the American dream slipping away, and what the American people need right now in this defining moment of leadership is a president who will restore the fundamental American belief that if you try hard in this country, you can make it.
Obama emphasizes the importance of restoring the American dream and leadership that listens to the people.
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What’s being asked of us is make some effort to stand up for the things that you think are right.
Those of us with daughters, we've got to have good guys out there... not necessarily to get married, but to make sure that what we're learning isn't undermined.
That then makes them more interested in appeals by folks who say, 'The reason you don't feel respected is because women have been doing this, or this group has been doing that.' And that is not a healthy place to be.
If you're not thinking about what's happening to boys and how they're being raised, that can actually hurt women.
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