“We know that progress can always be reversed, and that positive change is achieved not through passion alone, but through patient and persistent effort. But we’ve seen things change for the better in this region and around the world because of the effort of ordinary people, together -- working together.”

— Barack Obama

2014, Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Town Hall (April 2014)

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