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“And that’s what the young people here today and
listening all across the country must take away
from this day. You are America. Unconstrained
by habit and convention. Unencumbered by
what is, because you’re ready to seize what ought
to be. For everywhere in this country, there are
first steps to be taken, there’s new ground to
cover, there are more bridges to be crossed. And
it is you, the young and fearless at heart, the
most diverse and educated generation in our
history, who the nation is waiting to follow.”
–President Barack Obama
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