If we’re going to have arguments, let’s have arguments — but let’s make them debates worthy of this body and worthy of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Most people who serve in Washington have been trained either as lawyers or as political operatives--professions that tend to place a premium… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I am the eternal optimist. I think that, over time, people respond to civility and -- and rational argument. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we are not serious about facts and what's true and what's not. And particularly in an age of social media where… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The ability of Republican leaders to rile up their base - helped along by folks like Rush Limbaugh, some commentators on Fox… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If Democrats are not showing up in those [rural] places even if you're not gonna win right away but if you're not… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we're not there making the argument then the cultural gulf that Republicans try to exploit saying, "Ah, these city slickers: they're… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In the course of a healthy debate, we prioritize different goals, and the different means of reaching them. But without some common… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't think there's a lot of dispute for this. You can argue that we didn't get everything done that we wanted… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It may be something that future generations are more open to, but I am pretty confident that for the foreseeable future, using… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There are millions of Americans outside Washington who are tired of stale political arguments and are moving this country forward. They believe,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns in to universal, rather than religion-specific, values... it requires that their proposals be… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I might have arguments with the size of Reagan's military buildup, but given the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, staying ahead of the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
To the extent that our political dialogue is such where everything is under suspicion, everybody is corrupt and everybody is doing things… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Theoretically, you can make, obviously, a powerful argument that centuries of slavery, Jim Crow, discrimination are the primary cause for all those… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Do I wish that things were more orderly in Washington and rational and people listened to the best arguments and compromised and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As opposed to getting into arguments about, well, these folks have been treated fairly so now we're going to be doing things… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think, the argument sometimes that I've had with folks who are much more interested in sort of race-specific programs is less… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Part of the reason that our politics seems so tough right now and facts and science and argument does not seem to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So here's what I want you to know, and here's what I want all our men and women in uniform to know: Because of… — Barack Obama Copy Share
As opposed to getting into arguments about, well, these folks have been treated fairly so now we're going to be doing things that, very… — Barack Obama Copy Share
What we've said to the girls is: 'If you guys ever decide that you're going to get a tattoo, then mommy and me will… — Barack Obama Copy Share
All of us take offense to anyone who reaps the rewards of living in America without taking on the responsibilities of living in America.… — Barack Obama Copy Share
The world is complicated and full of grays, but there's still truth there to be found. — Barack Obama Copy Share
That is another theme in the book [Dreams from My Father]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How do we… — Barack Obama Copy Share
I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an… — Barack Obama Copy Share
So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when… — Barack Obama Copy Share
I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking safety in… — Barack Obama Copy Share
We had a farewell dinner for some of my senior staff, and generally everybody likes to talk about how cool I was. — Barack Obama Copy Share
It's good to get fresh legs in [the White house]. I think that it refreshes our democracy. — Barack Obama Copy Share
Believe it or not, entertainment is part of our American diplomacy, it is part of what makes us exceptional, part of what makes us… — Barack Obama Copy Share
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