We need somebody who's got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what i…

Barack Obama
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We need somebody who's got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it's like to be a young teenage mom, the empathy to understand what it's like to be poor or African-American or gay or disabled or old - and that's the criterion by which I'll be selecting my judges. ✨ Empathy and the Supreme Court by Jonah Goldberg, articles.latimes.com. April 13, 2010.
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