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title: "17 Dangerous Quotes By Barack Obama"
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> [ I don't think \[pot\] is more dangerous than alcohol. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-don-t-think-pot-is-more-dangerous-than-alcohol/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [I think that there have been a number of public figures where you start hearing commentary that is dangerous because what it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-that-there-have-been-a-number-of-public-figures-where-you/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [If you ask the average person they'd tell ya, "Naw, it's much more dangerous," despite the fact that violent crime has dropped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-you-ask-the-average-person-they-d-tell-ya-naw-it-s-much-more/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [Heaven forbid we've got a problem where we could have prevented a terrorist attack or apprehended someone who is engaged in dangerous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/heaven-forbid-we-ve-got-a-problem-where-we-could-have-prevented-a/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [We've got to be able to distinguish between dangerous individuals who need to be incapacitated and incarcerated versus young people who are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-ve-got-to-be-able-to-distinguish-between-dangerous-individuals-who/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [As has been well documented, I smoked pot as a kid, and I view it as a bad habit and a vice,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/as-has-been-well-documented-i-smoked-pot-as-a-kid-and-i-view-it-as-a/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [The Iranian regime supports violent extremists and challenges us across the region. It pursues a nuclear capability that could spark a dangerous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-iranian-regime-supports-violent-extremists-and-challenges-us-2/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [If we're going to prevent large parts of this Earth from becoming not only inhospitable but uninhabitable in our lifetimes, we're going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-we-re-going-to-prevent-large-parts-of-this-earth-from-becoming-not/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [Marco Rubio is one of those people. How does that work? How can you call him a con artist and dangerous, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/marco-rubio-is-one-of-those-people-how-does-that-work-how-can-you/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [At some fundamental level, religion does not allow for compromise. It insists on the impossible. If God has spoken, then followers are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/at-some-fundamental-level-religion-does-not-allow-for-compromise-it/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [The Iranian regime supports violent extremists and challenges us across the region. It pursues a nuclear capability that could spark a dangerous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-iranian-regime-supports-violent-extremists-and-challenges-us/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [I've always viewed the Paris Agreement as a starting point. If you look at all the commitments that have been made by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-ve-always-viewed-the-paris-agreement-as-a-starting-point-if-you/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [We Americans are not an inherently more violent people than folks in other countries. We're not inherently more prone to mental health…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-americans-are-not-an-inherently-more-violent-people-than-folks-in/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [You wouldn't know that if you talked to Human Rights Watch or Amnesty International or some of the international activist organizations. Certainly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/you-wouldn-t-know-that-if-you-talked-to-human-rights-watch-or-amnesty/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [Going back to the discussion we were having about immigration reform, some of the most challenging discussions I've had are with activists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/going-back-to-the-discussion-we-were-having-about-immigration-reform/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [We do have to balance this issue of privacy and security. Those who pretend that there's no balance that has to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-do-have-to-balance-this-issue-of-privacy-and-security-those-who/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [All across the world, ...increasingly dangerous weather patterns and devastating storms are abruptly putting an end to the long-running debate over whether…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/all-across-the-world-increasingly-dangerous-weather-patterns-and/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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## Other authors on Dangerous

## 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/)

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                        "text": "I've always viewed the Paris Agreement as a starting point. If you look at all the commitments that have been made by all the countries, it's still not sufficient to deal with the very dangerous situation we face. What it has done is that it created an architecture whereby as technology improves, as we find new clean sources of energy, as we make our economies more efficient, then gradually we can turn up the dial and improve the outcomes of Paris.",
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                        "text": "You wouldn't know that if you talked to Human Rights Watch or Amnesty International or some of the international activist organizations. Certainly you wouldn't know that if you were talking to some of the writers who criticize our drone policy. But I've actually told my staff it's probably good that they stay critical of this policy, even though I think right now we're doing the best that we can in a dangerous world with terrorists who would gladly blow up a school bus full of American kids if they could.",
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