At these moments, I pull my phone out of my pocket faster than a gunfighter pulls his weapon out of its holster.

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At these moments it felt as if he were the boy obliged to share a meal with adults, as if he were the son and I the father.

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At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents.

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