Cutting the deficit by gutting our investments in innovation and educa…

Barack Obama
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Cutting the deficit by gutting our investments in innovation and education is like lightening an overloaded airplane by removing its engine. It may make you feel like you're flying high at first, but it won't take long before you feel the impact. ✨ Second Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 25 January 2011, Washington, D.C.
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