And let me tell you, he has always been that man.

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And let me tell you, every semester he was determined to pay that bill, and to pay it on time.

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"Let me tell you something, " he said.

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And let me tell you, every semester he was determined to pay his little share, and to pay that right on time, because my dad was proud to be able to send his kids to college, and he made sure that we never missed a registration deadline because his check was late.

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But let me tell you something -- what he saw is that his grandmother never complained.

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Let me tell you, I saw the tenderness he felt for his grandmother and how grateful he was that long after she should have retired, she was still waking up every morning, catching that bus to her job at the community bank.

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And let me tell you something, I saw the way he carried himself with that dignity, with that same pride in being able to provide for his family, that same hope that his kids would one day have opportunities he never dreamed of.

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And let me tell you, today, as a father of two beautiful daughters, he knows what it means to want those young women in this country to have the same rights and freedoms as our sons.

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Let me tell you, I saw this in him: I saw the respect he had for his own mother.

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