How we think about terrorism has to be defined and specific enough that it doesn't lead us to think that any horrible… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Now that Iran's actions have been verified, it can begin to receive relief from certain nuclear sanctions and gain access to its… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our priority is to go after ISIL. And so what we have said is that we are not engaging in a military… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I can think about what [Mahatma] Gandhi said or [Martin Luther] King said about violence begetting violence, and still be true to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Non-Islamic, non-foreign-motivated terrorist actions have killed at least as many Americans on American soil as those who were promoted by jihadists. But… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I've got a pen, and I've got a phone, and I can use that pen to sign executive orders and take executive… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We know the battle ahead will be long. But always remember that, no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the things I advised Donald Trump to do was to make sure that, before he commits to certain courses of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Although the principle of equality has always been self-evident, it has never been self-executing.” — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When any kind of military action is popular it's because either there's been a very clear, direct threat to us - 9/11… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The most powerful political moments for me come when I feel like my actions are aligned with a certain truth. I can… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What Americans expect from Washington is action that matches the urgency they feel in their daily lives. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We will not hesitate to speak out when we see actions that contradict those values. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
They assert that their program is purely peaceful. . . . We want them to demonstrate clearly in the actions they propose… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
America must always lead on the world stage. If we don't, no one else will. The military that you have joined is,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Whenever I write a letter to a family who has lost a loved one in Iraq, or read an email from a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
For we have always understood that when times change, so must we, that fidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm not sure that the American people are looking for a lot of speeches. I think what they're looking for is action.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
America is governed by rules of law, and those are not ones that the President of the United States or anybody else… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We have to think about affirmative action and craft it in such a way where some of our children, who are advantaged,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Affirmative action is not going to be the long-term solution to the problems of race in America, because, frankly, if you've got… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What a vindication of the belief that ordinary people can do extraordinary things, what a reminder of what Bobby Kennedy once said,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think the Turks' willingness to take seriously action on the borders to stop the flow of foreign fighters joining ISIL is… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Part of what's unique about climate change, though, is the nature of some of the opposition to action. It's pretty rare that… — 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 Image
The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
The world is complicated and full of grays, but there's still truth there to be found. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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