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“You can't make decisions based on fear and the possibility of what might happen.
— Michelle Obama
Former First Lady of the United States
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- Michelle Obama
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Photo: Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · Portrait: Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy (Public domain)
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