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My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abid

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success. – Barack Obama

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Its not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who arent like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations. – Barack Obama

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I dont oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war. – Barack Obama

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The solid, middle-class values of hard work, responsibility, family, community, and faith my father talked about tirelessly from Iowa to New York, he lived at home. The hopes he had for his family and for me, he had for all Americans. I think Americans understood this. – Chelsea Clinton

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Denzels quality, I think, is his faith. You have all the action in your head and you have to believe in it and just do it. Thats what he does and thats what he taught me to do. – Derek Luke

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Forgiveness is like faith. You have to keep reviving it. – Mason Cooley

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Bushs faith in the rightness of his strategy in the broader war is deep-seated. It is a product of faith. – Rich Lowry

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