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Friends of Barack Obama check, 8.25 x 3, filled out in another hand and signed by Obama, "Barack Obama," payable to Liz Knepper for $90, September 1, 2001. The memo section is annotated for “Consulting.” In very fine condition. Friends of Barack Obama was his official campaign committee, with this particular check closely predating his third election as an Illinois State Senator and just 10 days before the devastating World Trade Center attacks on 9/11.
In the wake of the tragedy, Obama, who was still a relatively unknown politician, was interviewed for comment by a single newspaper, the Hyde Park Herald, which asked his thoughts on the terrorist attack. Obama: ‘The essence of this tragedy, it seems to me, derives from a fundamental absence of empathy on the part of the attackers: an inability to imagine, or connect with, the humanity and suffering of others. Such a failure of empathy, such numbness to the pain of a child or the desperation of a parent, is not innate; nor, history tells us, is it unique to a particular culture, religion, or ethnicity. It may find expression in a particular brand of violence, and may be channeled by particular demagogues or fanatics. Most often, though, it grows out of a climate of poverty and ignorance, helplessness and despair.’
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