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title: "11 Division Quotes By Barack Obama"
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> [What is important is that we make sure to work together, that we understand our strength comes from unity and not division.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/what-is-important-is-that-we-make-sure-to-work-together-that-we/)

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

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> [Instead of giving in to cynicism and division, let's move forward with the confidence and optimism and unity that define us as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/instead-of-giving-in-to-cynicism-and-division-let-s-move-forward-with/)

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

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> [If the global economy is unresponsive to people who feel left behind, if inequality continues to grow, then we could end up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-the-global-economy-is-unresponsive-to-people-who-feel-left-behind/)

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

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> [We remember the specter of sectarian violence -- al Qaeda's attacks on mosques and pilgrims, militias that carried out campaigns of intimidation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-remember-the-specter-of-sectarian-violence-al-qaeda-s-attacks-on/)

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

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> [One of the things I think the next president has to do is to stop fanning people's fears. If we spend all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/one-of-the-things-i-think-the-next-president-has-to-do-is-to-stop/)

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

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> [The American story has never been about things coming easy. It has been about rising to the moment when the moment is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-american-story-has-never-been-about-things-coming-easy-it-has/)

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

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> [Ultimately, peace is just not about politics. It's about attitudes; about a sense of empathy; about breaking down the divisions that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/ultimately-peace-is-just-not-about-politics-it-s-about-attitudes/)

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

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> [We think of faith as a source of comfort and understanding but find our expressions of faith sowing division; we believe ourselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-think-of-faith-as-a-source-of-comfort-and-understanding-but-find/)

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

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> [I think what is true is that there's been an underlying division in the United States. Some of it has to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-what-is-true-is-that-there-s-been-an-underlying-division-in/)

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

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> [Reinvigorating the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department, making sure that in our Department of Education, where we see evidence of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/reinvigorating-the-civil-rights-division-of-the-justice-department/)

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

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> [For we have a choice in this country. We can accept a politics that breeds division, and conflict, and cynicism. We can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/for-we-have-a-choice-in-this-country-we-can-accept-a-politics-that-2/)

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

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## Other authors on Division

## 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 think what is true is that there's been an underlying division in the United States. Some of it has to do with the fact that economic growth and recovery tends to be stronger in the cities and in urban areas. In some rural areas, particularly those that were reliant on manufacturing, there has been weaker growth, stagnation, people feeling as if their children won't do as well as they will.",
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