“When I was growing up, my parents always told me that I had to do what I thought was right and not listen to other people. That was hard for me.”

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This reads as a reflection on the difficulty of trusting your own judgment when other voices are louder. It points to the gap between knowing what feels right and finding the courage to follow it, especially in a family setting or any moment when approval pulls one way and conscience another.

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About Hillary Clinton

American politician, lawyer, and diplomat

Hillary Clinton is an American politician, lawyer, and diplomat. She served as U.S. secretary of state from 2009 to 2013, represented New York in the U.S. Senate from 2001 to 2009, and was first lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001 as the wife of Bill Clinton. A member of the Democratic Party, she was its nominee in the 2016 presidential election and became the first woman to win a major U.S. party’s presidential nomination. Clinton won the popular vote but lost in the Electoral College to Donald Trump. She is the only first lady of the United States to have run for, or held, elected office.

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