--- title: "7 Broads Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "7 Broads quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Broads sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ff/barack-obama-17_america_this-kind-of-inequality-a-level-we-haven_1114400.jpg" --- > [This kind of inequality - a level we haven't seen since the Great Depression - hurts us all. When middle-class families can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/this-kind-of-inequality-a-level-we-haven-t-seen-since-the-great/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ff/barack-obama-17_america_this-kind-of-inequality-a-level-we-haven_1114400.jpg) > [In Iraq and Syria, American leadership - including our military power - is stopping ISIL's advance, instead of getting dragged into another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/in-iraq-and-syria-american-leadership-including-our-military-power-is/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b60/barack-obama-17_american-leadership_in-iraq-and-syria-american-leadership-in_1361899.jpg) > [I've called Chicago home for nearly 25 years. It's a city of broad shoulders and big hearts and bold dreams; a city…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-ve-called-chicago-home-for-nearly-25-years-it-s-a-city-of-broad/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70c/barack-obama-17_america_i-ve-called-chicago-home-for-nearly-25-y_1408457.jpg) > [I would say that I have been consistent in my broad view of how American power should be deployed, and the view…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-would-say-that-i-have-been-consistent-in-my-broad-view-of-how/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40b/barack-obama-17_ability_i-would-say-that-i-have-been-consistent_1470790.jpg) > [Tonight, with a new Iraqi government in place, and following consultations with allies abroad and Congress at home, I can announce that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/tonight-with-a-new-iraqi-government-in-place-and-following/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/159/barack-obama-17_allies_tonight-with-a-new-iraqi-government-in-p_1520528.jpg) > [If we fall into the trap of painting all Muslims with a broad brush and imply that we are at war with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-we-fall-into-the-trap-of-painting-all-muslims-with-a-broad-brush/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa1/barack-obama-17_broads_if-we-fall-into-the-trap-of-painting-all_1557484.jpg) > [The programs that have been discussed over the last couple days in the press are secret in the sense that they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-programs-that-have-been-discussed-over-the-last-couple-days-in/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/253/barack-obama-17_bipartisan_the-programs-that-have-been-discussed-ov_2731955.jpg) ## Other authors on Broads ## More by Barack Obama > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/so-here-s-what-i-want-you-to-know-and-here-s-what-i-want-all-our-men/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-peaceful-transition-of-power-is-one-of-the-hallmarks-of-our/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/as-opposed-to-getting-into-arguments-about-well-these-folks-have-been/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [Donald Trump is temperamentally unfit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/donald-trump-is-temperamentally-unfit/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/what-we-ve-said-to-the-girls-is-if-you-guys-ever-decide-that-you-re/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [Nobody is listening to your telephone calls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/nobody-is-listening-to-your-telephone-calls/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [All of us take offense to anyone who reaps the rewards of living in America without taking on the responsibilities of living in America.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/all-of-us-take-offense-to-anyone-who-reaps-the-rewards-of-living-in/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [The world is complicated and full of grays, but there's still truth there to be found.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-world-is-complicated-and-full-of-grays-but-there-s-still-truth/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [ That is another theme in the book \[Dreams from My Father\]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How do we… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/that-is-another-theme-in-the-book-dreams-from-my-father-how-do-we/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-can-say-across-europe-that-many-principles-that-have-been-taken-for/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/so-americans-understand-the-costs-of-war-yet-as-a-country-we-will/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking safety in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-want-to-thank-the-greek-people-publicly-for-their-humanitarian/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [We had a farewell dinner for some of my senior staff, and generally everybody likes to talk about how cool I was.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-had-a-farewell-dinner-for-some-of-my-senior-staff-and-generally/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [ It's good to get fresh legs in \[the White house\]. I think that it refreshes our democracy. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-s-good-to-get-fresh-legs-in-the-white-house-i-think-that-it/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [Believe it or not, entertainment is part of our American diplomacy, it is part of what makes us exceptional, part of what makes us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/believe-it-or-not-entertainment-is-part-of-our-american-diplomacy-it/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broads/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "7 Broads Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "This kind of inequality - a level we haven't seen since the Great Depression - hurts us all. 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