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It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation./ Yes we can./ It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail towards freedom through the darkest of nights./ Yes we can./ It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness./ Yes we can./

—Barack Obama

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Barack Hussein Obama II ( bə-RAHK hoo-SAYN oh-BAH-mə; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African-American president in U.S. history. Obama previously served as a...

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I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you. It belongs to you. I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause.

—Barack Obama

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