For now, decisions are upon us and we cannot afford delay. We cannot m…

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For now, decisions are upon us and we cannot afford delay. We cannot mistake absolutism for principle or substitute spectacle for politics, or treat name-calling as reasoned debate. ✨ Second Presidential Inaugural Address, delivered 21 January 2013, Washington, D.C.
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