He made the remarks during an appearance in Knoxville, Tenn. to announce a new higher education initiative. Obama told the audience in Knoxville “we stand for freedom, and hope, and dignity of all human beings,” adding, “that’s what Paris stands for.”
“That spirit will endure forever,” he added, “long after terrorism is banished from this world.”
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Obama on Wednesday vowed to “hunt down” the perpetrators of the “cowardly, evil attacks,” and the United States is supporting the French government in its investigation into the attack. On his flight back from Arizona, the President spoke with his national security team about the latest developments.
