It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break; the se…

Barack Obama
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It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break; the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate. ✨ First Presidential Inaugural Address, Delivered 20 January 2009
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