Barack Obama Quotes

That's Where It All Starts," She Said. "The Big Man. Then His Assistant, Or His Family, Or His Friend, Or His Tribe. It's The Same Whether You Want A Phone, Or A Visa, Or A Job. Who Are Your Relatives? Who Do You Know? If You Don't Know Somebody, You Can Forget It. That's What The Old Man Never Understood, You See. He Came Back Here Thinking That Because He Was So Educated And Spoke His Proper English And Understood His Charts And Graphs Everyone Would Somehow Put Him In Charge. He Forgot What Holds Everything Together Here.

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