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Wes Moore: “My dad, who died in front of me when I was three years old…”

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Why is patriotism so…WEIRD? With Governor Wes Moore

Published | Video Starts at 20:08

I wanted to fight for people like my mom, who I still to this day believe she deserved better. And for people like My dad, who died in front of me when I was three years old because he didn't get the health care he needed. And I was like, there's. There's a. There's a market unfairness in the way that societies continue to be built out. And. (20:08–20:14)

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Asserts that Wes Moore's father died due to inadequate healthcare.

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