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“In the end, the standards of decency were simply lowered in order to make room for the candidate’s voice.”

Nailed it.

“Part of our role, as we understood it, was to model reason, compassion, and consistency.”

Earnest stories of loss, infertility, marital squabbles, and continuing the hard work of simply being oneself.

Continual recognition of her own hard work, but also luck and advantages.

“None of this was his fault, but it wasn’t equal, either, and for any woman who lives by the mantra that equality is important, this can be a little confusing.”

“I felt Nairobi’s foreignness—or really, my own foreignness in relation to it—immediately.”

What a lovely way to put it.

First impression of Barack Obama: “weirdly elegant” 😂

In three pages she just gave a relevant, personal explanation of why and how past slavery still affects us today. She takes a frank and concise look at her grandfather’s successes in the context of his struggles and disappointments.