Political Quotes

On the recordNovember 27, 2007
The values I learned as the son of a single mother, as the grandson of a strong Midwestern woman and from my wife and two daughters are a not only a part of who I am, but a part of what keeps me fighting for change in this country.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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