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Belief Quotes by Barack Obama

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Barack Obama talks about hope that shines even in hard times and about belief that people share equal rights. He also stresses that strong defense and fair policies are important for a country’s future. He mentions immigration reform and the idea that a nation’s strength comes from caring for its people.

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The Democrats should not waiver on our core beliefs and principles.

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We reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others.

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I think where I get frustrated at times was the belief that the president can do anything if he just decides he…

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To ensure prosperity here at home and peace abroad, we all share the belief we have to maintain the strongest military on…

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It is my strong belief that Israel has not just the right but the obligation to protect itself.

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We should foster a culture in which people's private religious beliefs, including atheists and agnostics, are respected.

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We should be more modest in our belief that we can impose democracy on a country through military force.

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The belief that peace is desirable is rarely enough to achieve it. Peace requires responsibility. Peace entails sacrifice.

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I believe in evolution, scientific inquiry, and global warming; I believe in free speech, whether politically correct or politically incorrect, and I…

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It is my firm belief that it will be in the interests of the United States, especially our economic interests, to pursue…

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No, you can't deny women their basic rights and pretend it's about your 'religious freedom'. If you don't like birth control, don't…

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America is an unlikely place - a country built on defiance of the odds; on a belief in the impossible. And I…

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I think the average American, if they go to the workplace, somebody's next to 'em, they're not poking around trying to figure…

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When Michelle and I decided that I would run for President, it was because of a shared belief in the power of…

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Hope is the bedrock of this nation. The belief that our destiny will not be written for us, but by us, by…

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I believe that there are many paths to the same place, and that is a belief that there is a higher power,…

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This is something that I'm sure I'd have serious debates with my fellow Christians about. I think that the difficult thing about…

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...I believe deeply that we canot solve the challenges of your time unless we solve them together - unless we perfect our…

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What the American people hope - what they deserve - is for all of us, Democrats and Republicans, to work through our…

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I would not be running for President if I didn't believe with all my heart that this is what the vast majority…

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We have to enforce the laws we've already got, make sure that we're keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, those…

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When you look at what [new generation] believe in, how they value diversity, how they believe in science, how they care about…

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For in Asia and around the world, India is not simply emerging; India has already emerged. And it is my firm belief…

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We've persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief that out of the ashes of war,…

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Yes, our greatness as a nation has depended on individual initiative, on a belief in the free market. But it has also…

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Hope is not blind optimism. It's not ignoring the enormity of the task ahead or the roadblocks that stand in our path.…

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Religious freedom doesn't mean you can force others to live by your own beliefs

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Hope -- Hope in the face of difficulty. Hope in the face of uncertainty. The audacity of hope! In the end, that…

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What a vindication of the belief that ordinary people can do extraordinary things, what a reminder of what Bobby Kennedy once said,…

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I think that part of my optimism comes from the belief that we as a people could actually, regardless of all the…

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Let us remember we are all part of one American family. We are united in common values, and that includes belief in…

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It continues to be my strong belief that the way we are going to make sure that everybody feels a part of…

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But we reject the belief that America must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in the…

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The strongest democracies flourish from frequent and lively debate, but they endure when people of every background and belief find a way…

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What I believe unites the people of this nation, regardless of race or region or party, young or old, rich or poor,…

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Hope -- Hope in the face of difficulty. Hope in the face of uncertainty. The audacity of hope! In the end, that…

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If we choose only to expose ourselves to opinions and viewpoints that are in line to our own, we become more polarized,…

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Even those who claim the Bible's inerrancy make distinctions between Scriptural edicts, sensing that some passages - the Ten Commandments, say, or…

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We should foster a culture in which people's private religious beliefs, including atheists and agnostics, are respected. And that's the kind of…

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Our government should work for us, not against us. It should help us, not hurt us. It should ensure opportunity not just…

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I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an…

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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…