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For ourselves. [ applause ] >> laura: personal responsibility. professor, the level of this crosses all economic spectrums, crosses all racial backgrounds. it especially is difficult in chicago and especially in the poorest neighborhoods. young men without role models, mothers doing their very best, working hard. they seek role models in all the wrong places. gangs are there to fulfill their roles. what about that, the family part of this equation? >> 70% of african-american house holds had both...

Only defined by certain characteristics, that doesnt work if you want a healthy democracy. we cant do that if we traffic in absolute when is it comes to policy. to make democracy work, we have to be able to get inside the reality of people who are different, have different experiences, come from different backgrounds. we have to engage them even when it is frustrating. we have to listen to them, even when we dont like what they have to say. we have to hope that we can change their minds, and we ...

Only defined by certain characteristics. that doesnt work if you want a healthy democracy. we cant do that if we traffic in absolutes when it comes to policy. to make democracy work, we have to be able to get inside the reality of people who are different, have different experiences, come from different backgrounds. we have to engage them when it is frustrating. we have to listen to them even when we dont like what they have to say. we have to hope we can thing their minds and remain open to the...

And that is proven to be deeply tragic for a lot of vinls and for society as a whole. and one of the things that was striking about this meeting and really encouraging is it was an oasis of bipartisanship. you had people from very different political backgrounds sitting and talking in a very serious way about solving this problem. and particularly resuscitating this tool, this constitutional tool of clemency. >> and bipartisanship is what so many people actually voted for. someone who wasnt in t...

Are only defined by certain characteristics. that does not work. we cant do that if we traffic absolutes when it comes to po polici policies. to make democracy work, we have to be able to get inside the reality of people who are different and have different experiences and come from different backgrounds and we have to engage them even when it is frustrating. we have to listen to them even when we dont like what they have to say. we have to hope that we can change their minds and we have to rema...

Stand up is by deciding cases and controversies independently without fear or favor. beyond that, we follow the canons in the leadership with chief justice roberts, who was a superb leader in terms of maintaining the independence. saying well clear -- >> let me ask you something else on about the intersection of president trump and yourself. on the night of the announcement of your nomination, you are at t the white house. >> yes. >> and you chose to begin your speech introducing yourself to the...

President. it was against that, that backdrop, that is the context in which the presidents nominee for a lifetime appointment of the supreme court came before the senate today for his first tay of confirmation hearings. the presidents own legal fate which comes more and more likely to come before that high court. already shown he is willing to compromise for this president. >> no president has ever consulted more widely or talked with more people for more backgrounds to seek input about a suprem...

Lives. i thank all of my teachers and coaches who have gotten me to this point and i thank all of the teachers and coaches throughout america. as a judge ive sought to train the next generation of lawyers and leaders. for 12 years ive taught constitutional law to hundreds of students primarily at harvard law school. i teach that the constitution separation of powers protects individual liberty. im grateful to all my students. i have learned so much from them and im especially grateful to the dea...

This point. i think all of the teachers and coaches throughout america. as a judge, i sought to train the next generation of lawyers and leaders. for 12 years, i have taught constitutional law to hundreds of students, primarily at harvard law school. i teach that the constitution of the separation of powers protect individually liberty. im grateful to all of my students. i have learned so much from the them. im especially grateful to the dean who first hired me. now, justice elena kagan. one of ...

Judges who would want the job. and to add to that, kavanaugh, chuck, was really fawning over the president when he accepted the nomination. lets play that sound bite. >> throughout this process, i have witnessed firsthand your appreciation for the vital role of the american judiciary. no president has ever consulted more widely or talked with more people for more backgrounds to seek input about a supreme court nomination. mr. president, i am grateful to you and i am humbled by your confidence in...