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Portrait of Barack Obama

Barack Obama

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Barack Obama praises the service of men and women in uniform for helping end wars, and he highlights peaceful power transitions as a key sign of democracy. He calls out unfairness when people enjoy America’s rewards without taking responsibilities, and he reminds us that the world is full of gray areas but still holds truth.

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Painting by Michael A. Glier.

Quick Facts About Barack Obama

Notable works: Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance

About Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American to serve as president. Obama represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 2005 to 2008 and served as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.

Quotes by Barack Obama

You suck B.O.

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You like pie? I like pie.

Food

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“Words do inspire. ”

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I'm kind of a night owl.

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make away out of no way

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No one is pro-abortion.

Abortion

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“Change we need”

Change

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I've been to 57 states.

Inspirational

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I'm a warrior for the middle class.

Class

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I will stand with Israel if they are attacked.

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I've always wanted to come to Greece.

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I'm not just a candidate, I'm the President

Candidate

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Persevere. Nothing worthwhile is easy.

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If Iran cheats, the world will know it.

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We are a people of improbable hope.

Hope

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We are not entitled to success we have to earn it

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So lets agree right here, right now: No side issues. No drama. Pass the payroll tax cut without delay.

Payroll tax

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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.

Ability

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[America] will stand steadfast with Israel in pursuit of security and a lasting peace.

America

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“We must lift ourselves up, dust ourselfs off and begin the work of remaking America.”

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John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded.

America

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Iraq will require US occupation of undetermined length.

Iraq

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Excuses are tools of the incompetent used to build bridges to nowhere and monuments of nothingness

Bridges

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Whatever we once were, we are no longer a Christian nation

Christian

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“Better to be strong,' he [Lolo] said...'if you can't be strong, be clever and make peace with someone who's strong. But always…

Peace

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African American boys oftentimes fall behind in school early, start feeling discouraged, check out, drop out, end up on the streets and…

African american

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Our relationship with the European Union, which has done so much to promote stability, stimulate economic growth, and foster the spread of…

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

America

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Two-thirds of Americans believe that, after a baby's heart is beating and they can feel pain, that they need some protection.

Baby

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One of the things that I've urged the president-elect to do is to develop a strong working relationship with the intelligence community…

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Aasking a billionaire to pay at least as much as his secretary in taxes? Most Americans would call that common sense.

Common sense

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I'm a big football fan, but I have to tell you if I had a son, I'd have to think long and…

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Eight years ago, you may remember Hillary and I were rivals for the Democratic nomination. We battled for a year and a…

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What can I do to make sure that middle-class families are feeling more secure, that more young people are able to access…

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Letting the free market do whatever it wants. That's not been historically how we grow. We have to invest in education, in…

Broadband

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Everything we've done has been designed to make sure that we address that number one priority. That's what the sanctions regime was…

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This is not some distant problem of the future. This is a problem that is affecting Americans right now. Whether it means…

Climate

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I found during the course of my political career on the national scene there's a point where the vanity burns away and…

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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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If people, whether they are conservative or liberal, left or right, are unwilling to compromise and engage in the democratic process, and…

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