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Barack Obama: I said, sometimes, it's not enough just to change the laws, you've got to change hearts.

On the recordJanuary 15, 2017
I said, sometimes, it's not enough just to change the laws, you've got to change hearts.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks Honoring the 2016 World Series Champion Chicago Cubs

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