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A generation coming up behind us was engaged in change. Barack Obama’s quotes mention climate responsibility, economic opportunity, and the belief that ordinary people can shape a better future. They also stress effort and perseverance as part of making real change happen.

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When times change, so must we.

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“Change we need”

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Change has come to America.

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We have always understood that when times change, so must we.

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Your voice can change the world.

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We will respond to the threat of climate change

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We've got to change our regulatory system.

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Yes, we can. Yes, we can change. Yes, we can.

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For the world has changed, and we must change with it

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The debate is settled. Climate change is a fact.

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Change doesn't come from Washington. Change comes to Washington

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We don't ask you to believe in our ability to bring change, rather, we ask you to believe in yours.

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In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.

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You can't change Washington from the inside, you can only change it from the outside.

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A change is brought because ordinary people do extraordinary things.

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He election four years ago wasnt about me. It was about you. My fellow citizens...you were the change.

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The issue of climate change is one that we ignore at our own peril

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If you run you stand a chance of losing, but if you don't run you've already lost.

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Middle-class economics means helping working families feel more secure in a world of constant change.

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Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting…

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I also believe that if we're serious about change, we need to have a real discussion about public financing for congressional elections.

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I'm about to embark on what may be as important as an initiative as anything I do as President, trying to nudge…

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[The generation engaged, inspired, worked for change] that generation, it's coming. They're not the majority yet but they're gonna be the majority…

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Young people: I understand this is important to you, but as you be thinking about climate change, the economy and jobs, war…

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I've been struck by how hungry we all are for a different kind of politics. So I've spent some time thinking about…

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Let me be absolutely clear. Israel is a strong friend of Israel's. It will be a strong friend of Israel's under a…

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“I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that…

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For now, whether you are young or whether you're young at heart, I do have one final ask of you as your…

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Together we can change our culture for the better by ending violence against women and girls, artists have a unique power to…

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Non-Islamic, non-foreign-motivated terrorist actions have killed at least as many Americans on American soil as those who were promoted by jihadists. But…

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I think one of the tragedies of the civil rights movement was because the civil rights movement became so court-focused, I think…

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We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can…

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“I changed as a result of that bus trip, in a fundamental way. It was the sort of change that’s important not…

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What is certainly true is that the American people, just like the German people, just like the British and people around the…

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But to truly transform our economy, protect our security, and save our planet from the ravages of climate change, we need to…

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Change is never easy, but always possible.

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We are the change we have been waiting for.

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Nobody's changing what you've got. You get to keep it.

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Climate change constitutes a serious threat to global security.

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We can't change the way Washington works unless we first change how Congress works.

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