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Obama notes that leadership means working with others to stop hate and to negotiate peace, like using sanctions to bring Iran to talks. He also says that building strong communities at home helps a country stay powerful and that good leaders focus on solving problems, not just fighting threats.

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I would meet directly with the leadership in Iran.

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America must always lead on the world stage.

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America leads - not with bluster, but with persistent, steady resolve.

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It's the job, I think, of leaders to try to address peoples' real legitimate concerns and channel them in the most constructive…

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Any so-called leader who does not take this issue (climate change) seriously or treats it like a joke is not fit to…

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The problem is that, over time, big pieces of business that have to get done without leadership from Washington, don't get done.

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Building on our Young South-east Asian Leaders Initiative, I'm hopeful that we can continue expand the ties and cooperation between our young…

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To restore America's competitiveness, we must recruit a new generation of science and technology leaders by investing in diversity.

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I believe that the U.S. can and should be a global leader in the development of alternative energy sources...

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Americans... still believe in an America where anything's possible - they just don't think their leaders do.

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Let's remember that our leadership is defined not just by our defence against threats, but by the enormous opportunities to do good…

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The United States is doing our part by increasing the number of refugees we resettle and I want again to commend Angela…

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We're up against the conventional thinking that says your ability to lead as president comes from longevity in Washington or proximity to…

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Increasing America’s debt weakens us domestically and internationally . Leadership means that 'the buck stops here.' Instead, Washington is shifting the burden…

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True leadership will not be measured by the ability to muzzle dissent, or to intimidate and harass political opponents at home. The…

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If you think that running your economy into the ground and having to send troops in in order to prop up your…

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Chancellor [Angela] Merkel is perhaps the only leader left among our closest allies that was there when I arrived. So in some…

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My advice to African leaders is to make sure that if, in fact, China is putting in roads and bridges, number one,…

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It is possible for leaders or regimes to be cruel, bigoted, twisted in their world views and still make rational calculations with…

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Muslim leaders around the globe have to continue working with us to decisively and unequivocally reject the hateful ideology that groups like…

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The ability of Republican leaders to rile up their base - helped along by folks like Rush Limbaugh, some commentators on Fox…

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We can't, you know, use our military to make sure the planet doesn't get warmer. And so that kind of leadership, of…

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America must always lead on the world stage. If we don't, no one else will. The military that you have joined is,…

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One of the great things about the United States is that when it comes to world affairs, the president obviously is the…

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But the question is, do we care enough? Do we care enough to keep standing up for the country that we know…

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The authorization I propose would provide the flexibility to conduct ground combat operations in other more limited circumstances, such as rescue operations…

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When we don't pay close attention to the decisions made by our leaders, when we fail to educate ourselves about the major…

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“But for a younger generation of conservative operatives who would soon rise to power... They were true believers who meant what they…

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This is American leadership at its best. We stand with people who fight for their own freedom, and we rally other nations…

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American leadership is not simply a matter of going it alone and bearing all of the burden ourselves.

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“I believe in keeping guns out of our inner cities, and that our leaders must say so in the face of the…

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Part of American leadership is making sure that we're doing nation building here at home. That will help us maintain the kind…

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His peaceful resistance shook the foundations of an empire, exposed the emptiness of a repressive ideology, and proved that moral leadership is…

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The point is ISIL leaders cannot hide. And our next message to them is simple - you are next.

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Leaders from business, labor, law enforcement and faith communities agree the time has come to pass comprehensive immigration reform.

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We made America more respected around the world, took on the mantle of leadership in the fight to protect this planet for…

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America, our endless blessings bestow an enduring burden. But as Americans, we welcome our responsibility to lead.

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Lets hire another 100,000 math and science teachers to make sure we maintain a technological lead.

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Well keep working to help all our veterans translate their skills and leadership into jobs here at home.

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We stand with women by fighting for economic security, protecting access to health care and supporting women's leadership across the country

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