“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

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On the recordJanuary 20, 2010
the fate of these societies and their political evolution rests not with us, the United States Government or NGOs, it rests with the citizens.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia
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Editor's note · Context

States that political change depends on the citizens, not external forces.

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