"We" the people. (Inspiring July 4 message from Barack Obama) [View all]

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'Barack Obama's July 4 message: 'America is not the project of any one person'

'Former President Barack Obama wrote in a July 4 message: “Independence Day is a reminder that America is not the project of any one person.”

“The single most powerful word in our democracy is the word ‘We,’” he told Americans.'

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"Independence Day is a reminder that America is not the project of any one person. The single most powerful word in our democracy is the word ‘We.’ ‘We The People.’ ‘We Shall Overcome.’ ‘Yes We Can.’ America is owned by no one. It belongs to all citizens."

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(From Rachel Dobkin, The Independent, 4 July 2025)