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“If you don’t know
something, ask! If
you are afraid of
being embarrassed,
eventually your
ignorance will
embarrass you.”
“I hope you will leave this tremendous gathering with a new
commitment to trying to follow the law that has made this
country so very great and the envy of the world.”
Judge Robert Henry
Justice Sonia Sotomayor
“You can make a big difference by
looking around and seeing what you
can do to make the lives of people
around you better.”
“I am personally motivated
by those who participated in
the Civil Rights Movement.
Remember what got us here –
keep your eyes on that prize.”
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke
Senator John Thune
“The people I
work with are the
unsung heroes of
our republic, drawn
not to fame and
glory but to the
quiet, professional,
essential mission
of supporting our
institutions of
government on good
and bad days alike.”
“If you forget your fellow man,
you are a hollow individual.”
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff General Mark Milley
“I beg of you to elevate facts,
honesty and integrity because you
are the ones who are going to be the
next generation of leaders.”
Journalist Soledad O’Brien
“Attack ads are diminishing the entire
product category of politics, democracy and
what this country stands for. It’s corrosive.
We’ve got to pull our democracy together.”
Senator John Hickenlooper
Secretary of the Senate Ann Berry
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