We will draw upon the courage and skills of our sisters and daughters, because women have proven under fire that they are ready for combat.

FORBES: Full Text: President Obama's 2013 State Of The Union Address

We will draw upon the courage and skills of our sisters and daughters and moms, because women have proven under fire that they are ready for combat.

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We will ensure equal treatment for all service members, and equal benefits for their families - gay and straight. (Applause.) We will draw upon the courage and skills of our sisters and daughters and moms, because women have proven under fire that they are ready for combat.

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To what extent do they depend on each other, when threats produce resolve, when terror engenders courage, when an ultimate challenge to principle has the effect of making principles stronger, forging them by fire?

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