Kennedy Institute is so important, teaching young people how to fight for, strengthen, and cherish the institutions that make our democracy literally a beacon for the world. When I was president, I said the most urgent question facing the country was whether democracy is still America's sacred cause. Sacred cause. I believe the answer is yes. I'll never believe the answer could ever be anything other than that. (22:08–22:18)
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Asserts that the most urgent question during his presidency was about democracy being America's sacred cause.
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