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Law Quotes by Barack Obama

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Law can protect workers’ rights to bargain for better wages and conditions. Obama compares a well‑crafted law to a good sentence or a piece of music that everyone instantly understands and trusts. He also celebrates health‑care reform as a law that finally delivers on a long‑standing promise.

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Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law.

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Its possible to shape a law that upholds our tradition as a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants.

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Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency.

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One thing I don't like is when you disrespect the law.

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I think a basic principle of our Constitution is nobody above the law

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The War on Drugs has been an utter failure. We need to rethink and decriminalize our marijuana laws.

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A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize…

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I will sign a universal health-care bill into law by the end of my first term as president that will cover every…

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Every single American - gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual, transgender - every single American deserves to be treated equally in the eyes of…

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We run everything to ground. If you see something, say something. Report your concerns to law enforcement. They will be looked at,…

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National legislation will prevent other states' flawed concealed-weapons laws from threatening the safety of Illinois residents,

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I do have an obligation to make sure that I am following some of the rules. I can't simply ignore laws that…

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We can give our intelligence and law enforcement community the powers they need to track down and take out terrorists without undermining…

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At least Romney and McCain, they respect the rule of law. At least Romney and McCain, they understand their limitations.

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This Administration also puts forward a false choice between the liberties we cherish and the security we demand... That means no more…

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As Americans, we can take enormous pride in the fact that courage has been inspired by our own struggle for freedom, by…

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We're still fighting to make sure that basic anti-discrimination laws are enforced, not just at the federal level, by the way, but…

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When you've got little kids, and you're tucking them in. When you open a door and they're in their pajamas and they're,…

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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 study of law can be disappointing at times, a matter of applying narrow rules and arcane procedure to an uncooperative reality;…

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[Fall of the Berlin Wall] is a reminder that the commitment of the United States, to Europe is enduring and it's rooted…

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In Europe, where the terrorist threat is probably greatest at the moment, the amount of information-sharing that's been taking place, the effectiveness…

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In dealing with those nations that break rules and laws, I believe that we must develop alternatives to violence that are tough…

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The Philippines made a lawful and peaceful effort to resolve their maritime claims with China using the tribunal established under the Law…

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Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns in to universal, rather than religion-specific, values... it requires that their proposals be…

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I am a fierce supporter of domestic-partnership and civil-union laws. I am not a supporter of gay marriage as it has been…

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I support ensuring that committed gay couples have the same rights and responsibilities afforded to any married couple in this country. I…

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If we are going to solve the challenges we face, you need a President who will pursue genuine solutions day in and…

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I would say this, I'll go back to those black ladies I was talking about who love them some Barack and love…

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Everybody deserves fair treatment, equal treatment in the eyes of the law and the state. And that includes gays, lesbians, transgender persons.…

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When states like Alabama and Arizona passed some of the harshest immigration laws in history, my Attorney General took them on in…

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The laws of our land are catching up to the fundamental truth that millions of Americans hold in our hearts: when all…

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One of the things you discover about being president is that there are all these rules and norms and laws and you…

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Guaranteed, full stop, nobody gets treated differently when it comes to the Justice Department, because nobody is above the law.

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I want to make sure that as president of the United States that I'm not asserting in some way that my decisions…

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Now, if you have or had one of these plans before the Affordable Care Act came into law and you really liked…

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One of the challenges of a democratic government is making sure that even in the midst of emergencies and passions, we make…

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The law is a powerful thing but the law doesn't always change what's in people's hearts. And so all of us have…

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I think one of the great things about the United States has been our ability to maintain a distinction between our military…

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We've evolved a lot since 9/11 also, in terms of our law enforcement capabilities, our intelligence capabilities, military, counterterrorism.

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Nobody is listening to your telephone calls.

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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…