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The path to progress is marked by honest give and take among people who truly want to make life better for those around them.

— Ralph Northam Governor of Virginia inaugural address (2018)

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My wife says, "inappropriate circumstances."

The news that my ancestors owned slaves disturbs and saddens me, but the topic of slavery has always bothered me. My family's complicated story is similar to Virginia's complex history. We're a progressive state, but we once had the largest number of slaves in the union.

Our history is complex in Virginia. It includes good things, and bad. But no other place on earth can claim it. This unique heritage endows us with a responsibility to shape the future— to leave this place better than we found it. That’s the Virginia way.

Governor of Virginia inaugural address (2018)

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