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I am the eternal optimist. I think that, over time, people respond to civility and -- and rational argument.

Barack Obama
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"Obama takes questions on economy". Barack Obama's comments during his first prime time televised news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, www.cnn.com. February 9, 2009.
I am the eternal optimist. I think that, over time, people respond to civility and -- and rational argument.