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Barack Obama: “There was a consensus in this country around just the basics…”

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 59:57

Well, let me first of all describe why I think it was important for our foundation to operate not just in the United States, but internationally, because I think that's relevant for today. I mentioned that after World War II, There was a consensus in this country around just the basics of democracy [after World War II]. Even if we had disagreements on tax policy or abortion or what have you, there was an agreement in terms of how our societies and our politics needed to function. (59:57–1:00:06)

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Asserts that there was a post-World War II consensus in the U.S. on democratic basics.

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