Political Quotes

On the recordMarch 22, 2016
What the United States was doing was not working. We have to have the courage to acknowledge that truth.
Said by
Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the need for change in U.S.-Cuba relations.

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