It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ba…

Barack Obama
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It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballot; a President who chose the moon as our new frontier; and a King who took us to the mountain top and pointed the way to the Promised Land. Yes we can! ✨ Barack Obama, (2008). Change We Can Believe In, p.222, Canongate Books
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It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballot; a President who chose the moon as our new frontier; and a King who took us to the mountain top and pointed the way to the Promised Land. Yes we can! ✨ Barack Obama, (2008). Change We Can Believe In, p.222, Canongate Books

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