I am a strong believer in strong personalities and strong opinions. I think that's how the best decisions are made. One of the dangers in a White House based on my reading of history is that you get wrapped up in group think.
Obama emphasizes the importance of strong personalities and diverse opinions in decision-making.
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And I will fight for that, even if I don’t always think it’s going to win.
It is a basic principle of American democracy that the government can’t selectively target individuals simply because of their political beliefs or what they say.
If I had a blame pie for why politics is so polarised and why we're seeing a rise of populism in many places, it's because of that information that is going into our brains every day.
Because if this becomes the new normal, there’s no reason to believe it will stop with her — or that future presidents, in either party, won’t do the same.
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