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Barack Obama: “When people actually meet and they get to know each other…”

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

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Barack Obama Discusses Democracy, Social Cohesion, and Leadership at the Connecticut Forum

Published | Video Starts at 1:07:28

Let's work on that for a while. That, I think, is where you start seeing hope. Because what ends up happening is When people actually meet and they get to know each other and then they work on a common endeavor, then what Lincoln called those better angels come out, people start recognizing themselves in each other and they start trusting each other. And that's not just the basis for democracy, but that's the basis for our, our long term salvation. So. All right, that was fun. Thank you. Thank you. Appreciate you. (1:07:28–1:07:52)

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Asserts that personal interaction and collaboration foster trust and understanding.

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