And while we recognize that our influence will at times be limited, although we will be wary of efforts to impose democracy through military force, and although we will at times be accused of hypocrisy and inconsistency, we will be engaged in the region for the long haul. For the hard work of forging freedom and democracy is the task of a generation.


Remarks by President Obama in Address to the United Nations General Assembly (24 September 2013)

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And while we recognize that our influence will at times be limited, although we will be wary of efforts to impose democracy through military force,...

And while we recognize that our influence will at times be limited, although we will be wary of efforts to impose democracy through military force,...

And while we recognize that our influence will at times be limited, although we will be wary of efforts to impose democracy through military force,...

And while we recognize that our influence will at times be limited, although we will be wary of efforts to impose democracy through military force,...