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- An exchange about words as action and the power of words
CLINTON: Words are not actions. And as beautifully presented and passionately felt as they are, they are not action.
OBAMA: The truth is, actually, words do inspire, words do help people get involved, words do help members of Congress get into power so that they can be part of a coalition to deliver health-care reform, to deliver a bold energy policy. Don’t discount that power. - When I was a boy I used to imagine how wonderful it would be to go through the mirror into looking-glass land … but now that I live here I’m not so sure I like it! — A museum curator
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Posted: February 15th, 2008 under links.
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Time: November 7, 2008, 7:50 am
[...] “Words do inspire, words do help people get involved, words do help members of Congress get into power so that they can be part of a coalition to deliver health-care reform, to deliver a bold energy policy. Don’t discount that power.” — Barack Obama [...]
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Time: November 18, 2008, 5:13 am
[...] Above is a picture of our President Elect clutching a book of Derek Walcott’s Collected Poems. Nice to see a president at least in the company of literature. I’m happy we elected a person who as candidate championed the power of words. [...]
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