America thrived in the 20th century because we made high school free. We sent a generation to college. We cultivated the most… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We believed we could prepare our kids for a more competitive world. And today, our younger students have earned the highest math… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I didn't become a Christian until many years later, when I moved to the South Side of Chicago after college. It happened… — 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
Later, I would realize that the position of most black students in predominantly white colleges was already too tenuous, our identities too… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I was raised by a single mom who had to put herself through school while looking after two kids. And she worked… — 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
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
I think what grows the economy is when you get that tax credit that we put in place for your kids going… — 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
You don't need to see my birth certificate, or my college records, or my legal writings, or... anything. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Let's also make sure that a high school diploma puts our kids on a path to a good job. Right now, countries… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Every single thing I`ve done, from the Affordable Care Act to pushing to raise the minimum wage, to making sure that young… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In America, we've set up a system whereby when you take on college debt, you will never have to pay more than… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In America, we then made a commitment, particularly after World War II with the GI Bill, to massively expand our commitment to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You have young men of color in many communities who are more likely to end up in jail or in the criminal… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
America ranks 21st when it comes to math education. We rank 25th when it comes to science. We used to be number… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We're going to have to invest in the American people again, in tax cuts for the middle class, in health care for… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we choose to keep those tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires, if we choose to keep a tax break for corporate… — 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
We have to stand up for these issues when it's tough, and that's what I've done. I did it when I was… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Right around my first year of college - I remember "Song of Solomon," by Toni Morrison, just moved me tremendously. The power… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the things I think we have to do is make sure that college is affordable for every young person in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our unalienable right to life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness, those rights were stripped from college kids in Blackburg and… — 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
