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Yes, the trouble with us is political dishonesty

The most profound lesson for our children and future leaders from US President Barack Obama is that you can be both powerful and graciously unassuming.

I watched the most powerful man perched on a high stool – the kind we have at my local – and engage civil society members in a candid talk that reminds you of a brainstorming session at a blue-chip boardroom or an Ivy League academy.

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