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Barack Obama: Today we set aside the skepticism, and we lift up the hope that is available to us through collective action.

On the recordSeptember 26, 2015
Today we set aside the skepticism, and we lift up the hope that is available to us through collective action.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at the Closing Session of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in New York City

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