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Barack Obama: What unites us as Americans is our allegiance to an idea articulated more than two centuries ago: that 'all men are…

On the recordApril 29, 2013
What unites us as Americans is our allegiance to an idea articulated more than two centuries ago: that 'all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.'
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Proclamation 8972—Law Day

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