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Barack Obama: To freedom, which 'must be struggled for, and then defended anew, every day of our lives.'

On the recordJune 6, 2011
To freedom, which 'must be struggled for, and then defended anew, every day of our lives.'
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a State Dinner Honoring Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany With the Presidential Medal of Freedom

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