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Barack Obama: “If you're tired of arguing with strangers on the Internet, try talking with one of them in real life.”

On the recordJanuary 9, 2017
If you're tired of arguing with strangers on the Internet, try talking with one of them in real life.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama encourages personal engagement and dialogue as a means to strengthen democracy.

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