Barack Obama: “Where else could a young man who grew up herding goats in…”

“San Antonio. I owe what I am to this country, this country that I love. And I will never forget it. Where else could a young man who grew up herding goats in Kenya get the chance to fulfill his dream of a college education? Where else could he marry a white girl from Kansas whose parents survived war and a Great Depression to find opportunity out West?” (12:12–12:22)

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