On Easter or Christmas Day, my mother might drag me to church, just as…

Barack Obama
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On Easter or Christmas Day, my mother might drag me to church, just as she dragged me to the Buddhist temple, the Chinese New Year celebration, the Shinto shrine, and ancient Hawaiian burial sites. ✨ Barack Obama (2007). The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream, p.204, Canongate Books
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