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Get involved in an issue that you're passionate about. it almost doesn't matter what it is ... we give too much of our power away, to the professional politicians, to the lobbyists, to cynicism. and our democracy suffers as a result.
-Barack Obama
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Barack Obama
Get involved in an issue that you're passionate about. it almost doesn't matter what it is ... we give too much of our power away, to the professional politicians, to the lobbyists, to cynicism. and our democracy suffers as a result.
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