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Civic life, he urged, isn’t a show to watch; it’s a responsibility to carry, in neighborhoods, workplaces, churches, online spaces—places where beliefs form long before candidates speak. Voting, he said, is not the cure-all, but the baseline of self-respect in a democracy.
Applause came in uneven waves—not disinterest, but discomfort. Some clapped desperately, clinging to hope; others hesitated, conflicted, unwilling to be moved by a voice with a complicated past. Yet they listened.
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