Change happens when citizens are informed: US prez

Preparing to leave the White House in less than 10 months, US President Barack Obama has said that change in a country happens when citizens are informed, engaged and asking tough questions.

“Change happens when citizens are informed, are engaged, are paying attention, are asking tough questions,” 54-year-old Obama said at the University of Chicago.

“Asking tough questions of themselves not just of others. Not too comfortable with whatever dogmas that we all attach ourselves to. And you are learning the kind of critical thinking in this school that will allow you to become really good citizens. Use it,” Obama said in his interaction with students of the Chicago Law School.