It's time to recognize that under the equal protection clause of the United States [Constitution], same-sex couples should have the same rights… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
And there’s been drift in Afghanistan over the last couple of years. That’s something that we intend to fix this. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I applaud the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. This was discrimination enshrined in law. It treated… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I've called on Congress to repeal the so-called Defense of Marriage Act to help end discrimination to help end discrimination against same-sex… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't think that there's a hard-and-fast deadline. . . .What we have said all along is that this is not an… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The government has to treat all citizens equally. I am a strong supporter not of a weak version of civil unions, but… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As you might imagine, if you're a teenager having a couple of people with microphones and guns always following you around, that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we are truly created equal than truly the love we commit to one another must be equal as well, this ruling… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
During the course of my presidency, it feels as if a couple times a year, I end up having to speak to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Let's say hypothetically, knowing what we know now about public policy, that we could close the education gap so that it was… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Donald Trump will be the next president, the 45th president of the United States. And it will be up to him to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I support ensuring that committed gay couples have the same rights and responsibilities afforded to any married couple in this country. I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
And, as a consequence of the pressure that we've applied over the last couple of weeks, we have Syria -- for the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I've just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that there's no doubt that as I see friends, families, children of gay couples who are thriving, you know, that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The programs that have been discussed over the last couple days in the press are secret in the sense that they are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
And we have done more in the two and a half years that I've been in here than the previous 43 Presidents… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
And I do not want, and I will not accept, a deal in which I am asked to do nothing, in fact,… — 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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