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On the recordMarch 15, 2010
When the president called for courage, what he meant was -- at least what I thought we all thought he meant yesterday was the courage to stand up for what you think is right.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen interprets President Obama's call for courage as a call for lawmakers to vote according to their beliefs.

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