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We must work—in the words of New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton—to really see each other. Perhaps the reason we struggle as a nation is because we’ve come to see only what we represent, at face value, instead of who we are. We simply must see the people we serve.

— James Comey

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "We must work—in the words of New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton—to really see each other. Perhaps the reason we struggle as a nation is because we’ve come to see only what we represent, at face value, instead of who we are. We simply must see the people we serve." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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James Comey

About James Comey

James Brien Comey, Jr. (born 14 December 1960) is a former director of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation, also known as the FBI.