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But for a younger generation of conservative operatives who would soon rise to power... They were true believers who meant what they said, whether it ...more

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We must talk and reach for common understandings, precisely because all of us are imperfect and can never act with the certainty that God is on our si...more

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Our democracy is threatened whenever we take it for granted.

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In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?

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Our combat mission is ending, but our commitment to Iraq's future is not.

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Over the last fifteen months we've traveled to every corner of the United States. I've now been to fifty-seven states. I think, one left to go.

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We need to reject any politics that targets people because of race or religion. This isn't a matter of political correctness. It's a matter of underst...more

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There's not a liberal America and a conservative America - there's the United States of America.

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We will restore science to its rightful place and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost.

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What makes us Americans is our shared commitment to an ideal - that all of us are created equal, and all of us have the chance to make of our lives wh...more

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But when our elected officials and our political campaign become entirely untethered to reason and facts and analysis, when it doesn’t matter what's t...more

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All of us - we should do everything we can to make sure this country lives up to our children's expectations.

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Although the principle of equality has always been self-evident, it has never been self-executing.

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I've got daughters. Nine years old and six years old. First of all, I'm gonna teach them about values and morals. But if they make a mistake, I don't ...more

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That's just how white folks will do you. It wasn't merely the cruelty involved; I was learning that black people could be mean and then some. It was a...more