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    "I believe our sorrow can make us a better country." Watch deliver remarks at the :

    President Obama delivers remarks at the interfaith memorial service...
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  2. "I’m here to say we must reject such despair. I’m here to insist that we are not as divided as we seem." —

  3. "We are one American family, all deserving of equal treatment, all deserving of equal respect" — in Dallas

  4. . to host town hall with Pres. Obama Thursday following tragic shootings across America.

  5. "We cannot match their courage, but we can strive to match their devotion." — on honoring the fallen officers

    President Obama: "We do have control over how we treat one another."
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  6. "With an open heart, we can learn to stand in each other's shoes." — at the

    President Obama: "That’s what we must pray for, each of us. A new...
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  7. "We cannot simply turn away and dismiss those in peaceful protest as troublemakers" —

    President Obama on the need to act on what we know about America's...
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  8. “I’m here to say we must reject such despair. I’m here to insist that we are not as divided as we seem.” —

    President Obama: "I’m here to say we must reject such despair."
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  9. These broken-hearted families will only be redeemed by the courage of our actions. This violence has to stop. And we have to stop it.

  10. “I see what’s possible when we recognize that we are one American family, all deserving of equal treatment” —

    President Obama on the Dallas PD and community: "That's the America I...
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  11. "These men & their families shared a commitment to something larger than themselves." — at the

    President Obama pays tribute to the lives of the five fallen Dallas...
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  12. "I believe our sorrow can make us a better country. I believe our righteous anger can be transformed into more justice & more peace" —

  13. “For even those who dislike the phrase Black Lives Matter should be able to hear the pain of Alton Sterling’s family” — in Dallas

  14. "Can we see in each other a common humanity, a shared dignity, and recognize how our different experiences have shaped us?" —

  15. “Can we do this? Can we find the character, as Americans, to open our hearts to each other?” — in Dallas

  16. “It is not about finding policies that work; it’s about forging consensus; fighting cynicism; and finding the will to make change” —

  17. “If we cannot even talk about these things honestly and openly...we will never break this dangerous cycle.” — at the

  18. "We flood communities with so many guns that it is easier for a teenager to by a Glock than to get his hands on a computer" —

  19. “We cannot simply turn away and dismiss those in peaceful protest as troublemakers, or paranoid" — in Dallas

  20. “I see what’s possible when we recognize that we are all one American family, all deserving of equal treatment” — at

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