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Barack Obama: “One of the things that has distinguished us in the past has…”

Featuring: Barack Obama, Democratic | 44th President of the United States | National

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Barack Obama Discusses Leadership, Democracy, and AI at Hamilton College

Published | Video Starts at 27:55

I think people tend to think democracy, rule of law, independent judiciary, freedom of the press, that's all abstract stuff because it's not affecting the price of eggs. Well, you know what, it's about to affect the price of eggs. One of the things that has distinguished us in the past has been this basic idea that we are a rules based society. What that means is that, you know what, I can support one candidate instead of another and I don't have to worry that the police are going to come harass me or my customers. (27:55–28:06)

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Asserts that being a rules-based society has been a distinguishing feature of the U.S.

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