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Barack Obama: “I don't believe it's inevitable that we succumb to paralysis or mutual hatred, or abandoned democracy in favor of…”

On the recordSeptember 27, 2021
I don't believe it's inevitable that we succumb to paralysis or mutual hatred, or abandoned democracy in favor of systems that reserved power and privilege for the few.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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Editor's note · Context

Obama expresses hope against the trend of abandoning democracy.

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