Barack Obama:

Hope is not blind optimism. It's not a naive faith that things will turn out for the best. It's a belief that if we work hard enough, we can make things better.

— Barack Obama Contemporary

First Black US President

Context

Remarks at a campaign rally

Date / Period

2008

Source

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

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Method

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