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republican party? it s a question that former president barack obama asked in his speech at the university of illinois. taking direct aim at donald trump but also at the republican party s acceptance of his presidency. this was a speech warning voters that the behavior of trump and the republican party is a threat to american democracy. if you couldn t listen to all 65 minut minutes, here are some sections you couldn t afford to miss. progress doesn t just move in a straight line. there is a reason why progress hasn t been easy. and why throughout our history every two steps forward seems to sometimes produce one step back. sometimes the backlash comes from people who are genuinely if wrongly fearful of change. more often it s manufactured by the powerful and the privileged
it was won because rather than be bystanders to history, ordinary people fought and marched and mobilized and built, and yes, voted to make history. of course, there s always been another darker aspect to america s story. progress doesn t just move in a straight line. there s a reason why progress hasn t been easy and why throughout our history every two steps forward seems to sometimes produce one step back. each time we painstakingly pull ourselves closer to our founding ideals, that all of us are created equal, endowed by our
rather than be bystanders to history fought and marched and mobilized and built. and, yes, voted to make history. of course, there s always been another darker aspect to america s story. progress doesn t just move in a straight line. there s a reason why progress hasn t been easy and why throughout our history every two steps forward seems to sometimes produce one step back. each time we painstakingly pull ourselves closer to our founding ideals, that all of us are created equally, endowed by our creator with certain inalienable
it was won because rather than be bystanders to history, ordinary people fought and marched, and mobilized and built, and yes, voted to make history. of course there s always been another darker aspect to america s story. progress doesn t just move in a straight line. there s a reason why progress hasn t been easy and why throughout our history every two steps forward seems to sometimes produce one step back. each time we painstakingly pull ourselves closer to our founding ideas, that all of us are