“We are making a stand for truth against lies and hate and ignorance and intolerance. We are going to show the country who we are. We're going to make a stand to ensure that we live up to our promise, to our potential, to our purpose as a country. They will either consume us, or they will afford us the greatest opportunity to unleash the genius of the United States of America”

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