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Barack Obama talks about giving people the right to bargain for better wages and about cutting regulations to boost prosperity. He also highlights the need for strong intelligence work while keeping freedoms safe, and he praises perseverance in soldiers and everyday ceremonies. He also reflects on personal moments, like watching an 8th‑grade graduation, to remind himself of simple joys.

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When times get tough, we don't give up. We get up.

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If we hope to give our children a chance, it's time we start giving our teachers a chance.

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I refuse to give in to the notion that the American people can't handle complicated information.

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Sergeant first class Cory Remsburg never gives up and he does not quit.

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Reflecting on his years in prison, Nelson Mandela wrote that there were dark moments that tested his faith in humanity, but he…

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We need to find a way forward to make sure that we can stop terrorists while protecting the privacy, and liberty, of…

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We can make sure that people who don't have health insurance can buy into an insurance pool that gives them better bargaining…

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The truth is, some of these comments, when you actually ask 'well, this is based on what? This notion that Obama's a…

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We right now give $15 billion every year as subsidies to private insurers under the Medicare system. Doesn't work any better through…

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Keeping the people's government open is not a concession to me. Keeping vital service running and hundreds of thousands of Americans on…

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If you have health care, my plan will lower your premiums. If you don't, you'll be able to get the same kind…

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The first thing I would do would be to move forward with an agenda to make sure that we give D.C. the…

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The Tea Party I have huge disagreements with, obviously. But I give them credit for having activated themselves. And they made a…

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I think that [having not a lot of time sweating the details] can be both a strength and a weakness. I think…

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If you want some additional money for your school, we'll give it to you. But you've got to compete, show us that…

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The campaign was a more significant training ground than I think people give it credit for. By the time I got here,…

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All across the world, ...increasingly dangerous weather patterns and devastating storms are abruptly putting an end to the long-running debate over whether…

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In addition to giving our children the science and math skills they need to compete in the new global context, we should…

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Occasionally I would like the German people to give us the benefit of the doubt, given our history, as opposed to assuming…

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If you're 54 or 55, you might want to listen because this will affect you. The idea, which was originally presented by…

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When I talked to [Donald Trump] about - our intelligence agencies, what I've said to him is - is that there are…

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That's what building a body of work is all about. It's about the daily labor, the many individual acts, the choices large…

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More fundamentally, this kind of gaping inequality gives lie to the promise at the very heart of America: that this is the…

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And to all those who have wondered if Americas beacon still burns as bright - tonight we proved once more that the…

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I would not be running for President if I didn't believe with all my heart that this is what the vast majority…

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I love listening to these guys give us lectures about debt and deficits. I inherited a trillion-dollar deficit. ... This notion that…

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America is not the crude stereotype of a self-interested empire. The United States has been one of the greatest sources of progress…

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What the American people hope - what they deserve - is for all of us, Democrats and Republicans, to work through our…

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These days, the House Republicans actually give John Boehner a harder time than they give me. Which means orange really is the…

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To try to blackmail a president into giving them some concessions on issues that have nothing to do with the budget.

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We've seen how militarized gear can sometimes give people a feeling like there's an occupying force, as opposed to a force that's…

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99.9% of plumbers make less than a quarter million dollars a year, and I'm going to give Joe a break whether he…

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I [give] maybe the long-winded speeches that not everybody reads, but I can also do a slow jam on Jimmy Fallon better…

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If you're really concerned about deficits, you cannot take seriously a budget that would give $30 billion a year worth of tax…

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If you give up on the idea that your voice can make a difference, then other voices will fill the void

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That's the true genius of America: that America can change. Our union can be perfected. What we've already achieved gives us hope…

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Instead of giving in to cynicism and division, let's move forward with the confidence and optimism and unity that define us as…

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Leadership isn't just legislation, that it's a matter of persuading people and giving them confidence, and bringing them together and setting a…

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From the first moment a woman dared to speak that hope - dared to believe that the American Dream was meant for…

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“Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights…

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The world is complicated and full of grays, but there's still truth there to be found.

That is another theme in the book [Dreams from My Father]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How do we…

I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an…

So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when…

I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking safety in…

We had a farewell dinner for some of my senior staff, and generally everybody likes to talk about how cool I was.

It's good to get fresh legs in [the White house]. I think that it refreshes our democracy.

Believe it or not, entertainment is part of our American diplomacy, it is part of what makes us exceptional, part of what makes us…