We Cannot Ignore Our Obligations...General Colin Powell

We cannot be a nation that simply ignores our obligations to ourselves, our obligations to our constitution, our obligations to our own moral standing in the world. 

--General Colin Powell, Meet The Press with David Gregory, 1/13/13*

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50447941/ns/meet_the_press-transcripts/#.UPSkA29JNXF

You Have An Obligation...Michelle Obama

"You have an obligation to see each setback as a challenge and as an opportunity to learn and grow.  You have an obligation to face whatever life throws your way with confidence and with hope."  --First Lady Michelle Obama, Spelman College Commencement, May 2011

Source:  Essence.com

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