Barack Obama: “The idea that no matter where you come from, or what you look like, or…”

On the recordAugust 18, 2008

The idea that no matter where you come from, or what you look like, or who your parents are, this is a place where anything is possible.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention in Orlando

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