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Barack Obama: We have a moral obligation to leave our children a planet that is not irrevocably polluted or damaged.

On the recordJuly 22, 2014
We have a moral obligation to leave our children a planet that is not irrevocably polluted or damaged.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes the responsibility to protect the environment for future generations.

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