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As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.

First Inaugural Address of Barack Obama · 2009

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Obama, Barack. "First Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 2009, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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