If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help... …

Barack Obama
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If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help... Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you’ve got a business - you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen. ✨ Barack Obama's Remarks at a Campaign Event in Roanoke, Virginia, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. July 13, 2012.
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