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“Part of the power of the Internet is that information flows out there and it's generally not censored and it's generally not controlled by any single authority.”

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Barack Obama

Barack Obama, born on August 4, 1961, served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama's presidency was marked by significant achievements, including the Affordable Care Act and the normalization of relations with Cuba. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009. more

“I think there is nothing wrong with instituting policies that say that harassment of any form, whether it comes through the Internet or whether it happens to you face to face, is unacceptable; that we've got zero tolerance when it comes to sexual harassment, we have zero tolerance when it comes to harassing people because of their sexual orientation, because of their race, because of their ethnicity.”

People Thinking Happens Faces Form Race Policy Internet Tolerance Zero Face To Face Orientation Harassment Ethnicity Zero Tolerance

Author:Barack Obama

“The law is a powerful thing but the law doesn't always change what's in people's hearts. And so all of us have an obligation to think about how we're treating other people.”

People Thinking Heart Law Powerful Obligation Treating Others

Author:Barack Obama

“What we may think is funny or cute may end up being powerfully hurtful.”

Thinking May Ends Cute Hurtful

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“If somebody is different from you, that's not something you criticize, that's something that you appreciate.”

Ifs Different Appreciate Criticize

Author:Barack Obama