Barack Obama: “But ultimately people are going to judge me not by my words but by my…”

On the recordJanuary 25, 2009

But ultimately people are going to judge me not by my words but by my actions and my administration's actions.

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Obama asserts that his effectiveness as a leader will be measured by his actions rather than his rhetoric.

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