'Pittsburgh shooting: It's too late for Trump to be credible on uniting US against hate'
Jimmy Carter meant it when he said, after helicopters crashed in the desert on their way to rescue American hostages in Iran, "It was my decision to attempt the rescue operation. It was my decision to cancel it when problems developed in the placement of our rescue team for a future rescue operation. The responsibility is fully my own. ... I know that our entire nation feels the deep gratitude I feel for the brave men who were prepared to rescue their fellow Americans from captivity...."
..... Barack Obama meant it when he said, after the shooting in Tucson, Arizona, that killed six and grievously injured then-Rep. Gabby Giffords, among others, "We may not be able to stop all evil in the world, but I know that how we treat one another, that’s entirely up to us. And I believe that for all our imperfections, we are full of decency and goodness, and that the forces that divide us are not as strong as those that unite us."
Obama meant it when he said, after the school shooting rampage in Newtown, Connecticut, "Can we honestly say that we’re doing enough to keep our children — all of them — safe from harm? ... I've been reflecting on this the last few days, and if we’re honest with ourselves, the answer is no. We’re not doing enough. And we will have to change."
And he meant it when he said, after a white supremacist gunman killed nine in a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, "As a nation, out of this terrible tragedy, God has visited grace upon us, for he has allowed us to see where we’ve been blind. He has given us the chance, where we’ve been lost, to find our best selves."
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