We are not going to be able to rebuild Afghanistan into a Jeffersonian democracy. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Medicare in particular, will run out of money, and we will not be able to sustain that program. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We may not be able to stop evil in the world, but how we treat one another is entirely up to us. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We've been able to build up the Afghan security forces and stabilize it. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Israel must be able to defend itself - by itself - against any threat. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We've been able to organize the international community around it in ways that aren't going to go back. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My goal is not to resolve conflicts and tensions in the region through more war. My goal is to make sure that,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I absolutely think that when we talk about family, faith, community, I think it's important for Democrats to be able to connect… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think I was able to talk to people about values in ways that people - in ways that resonated with folks. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The quicker you resolve the problems with banks and there's transparency in that process, the faster they recapitalize and are able to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The biggest deficit that we have in our society and in the world right now is an empathy deficit. We are in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Higher education cannot be a luxury reserved just for a privileged few. It is an economic necessity for every family. And every… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Globalization is a fact, because of technology, because of an integrated global supply chain, because of changes in transportation. And we're not… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If there's one thing I would like to see, it'd be for us to be able to price the cost of carbon… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We've got to be able to distinguish between dangerous individuals who need to be incapacitated and incarcerated versus young people who are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that part of my optimism comes from the belief that we as a people could actually, regardless of all the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You bomb ISIL. You're not trying to bomb innocent people. And that requires intelligence and confidence in our military to be able… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Societies in which we are able to unify ourselves around values and ideals and character and how we treat each other and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think I'm able to reach a lot of folks, despite the fact that the conventional news media sometimes says, "You know,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We all want the Greek people to prosper, to be able to provide a good life for their families and their children.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I do have confidence that we're gonna be able to get it right. But it's not gonna be overnight. And there's no… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm not so optimistic as to think that you would ever be able to garner a majority of an American Congress that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The true test of the American ideal is whether we're able to recognize our failings and then rise together to meet the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Whatever success I have achieved, whatever positions of leadership I have held have depended less on Ivy League degrees or SAT scores… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What is true, and I think that we can't deny it, is that some of the same concerns about globalization, about technology,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you're willing to put in the work, the idea is that you should be able to raise a family and own… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I believe in keeping guns out of our inner cities, and that our leaders must say so in the face of the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we can make sure that that young boys starting at the age of three or four already knows their colors and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Imagine if you had genuine, high-quality early-childhood education for every child, and suddenly every black child in America - but also every… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you like your healthcare plan, you'll be able to keep your healthcare plan, period. No one will take it away, no… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In America, we want a peaceful planet. We want people to be able to enjoy their lives and know they're going to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't think marriage is a civil right, but I think that being able to transfer property is a civil right. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I was able to do that [showing up of Democratic benefits] when I was the candidate. But I've not seen or presided… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism. And for them to be able to provide nuclear technology to non-state actors, that's unacceptable. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In the past, there have been a range of treaties that divided Congress and every administration was able to get them through. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Medicare in particular will run out of money, and we will not be able to sustain that program no matter how much… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that the Democrats can be successful nationally in the future if we are able to capture some of the complexity… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So here's what I want you to know, and here's what I want all our men and women in uniform to know: Because of… — Barack Obama Copy Share
As opposed to getting into arguments about, well, these folks have been treated fairly so now we're going to be doing things that, very… — Barack Obama Copy Share
What we've said to the girls is: 'If you guys ever decide that you're going to get a tattoo, then mommy and me will… — Barack Obama Copy Share
All of us take offense to anyone who reaps the rewards of living in America without taking on the responsibilities of living in America.… — Barack Obama Copy Share
The world is complicated and full of grays, but there's still truth there to be found. — Barack Obama Copy Share
That is another theme in the book [Dreams from My Father]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How do we… — Barack Obama Copy Share
I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an… — Barack Obama Copy Share
So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when… — Barack Obama Copy Share
I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking safety in… — Barack Obama Copy Share
We had a farewell dinner for some of my senior staff, and generally everybody likes to talk about how cool I was. — Barack Obama Copy Share
It's good to get fresh legs in [the White house]. I think that it refreshes our democracy. — Barack Obama Copy Share
Believe it or not, entertainment is part of our American diplomacy, it is part of what makes us exceptional, part of what makes us… — Barack Obama Copy Share
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