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
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
Now is the time to keep the promise of equal pay for an equal day's work, because I want my daughters to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
From the first moment a woman dared to speak that hope - dared to believe that the American Dream was meant for… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As Americans, we can take enormous pride in the fact that courage has been inspired by our own struggle for freedom, by… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What makes us Americans is our shared commitment to an ideal - that all of us are created equal, and all of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we are truly created equal then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The laws of our land are catching up to the fundamental truth that millions of Americans hold in our hearts: when all… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The best judge of whether or not a country is going to develop is how it treats its women. If it's educating… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Now, as a nation, we don't promise equal outcomes, but we were founded on the idea everybody should have an equal opportunity… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It is now our generation's task to carry on what those pioneers began. For our journey is not complete until our wives,… — 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
We the people declare today that the most evident of truth that all of us are created equal ... that our individual… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Last time I checked, Congress was created to uphold the values of the Constitution, not the Bible and its biased teachings. 'All… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What makes us exceptional, what makes us America is our allegiance to an idea articulated in a declaration made more than two… — 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
Today, women make up about half our workforce. But they still make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns. That is… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We live in a moment when the dream of equal opportunity is within reach. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Women can't wait for equal pay. And I won't stop fighting to address this inequality. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths - that all of us are created equal - is the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The Supreme Court had the choice not only which way to rule, pro- or anti-gay marriage rights, but also how they were… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Whatever success I have achieved, whatever positions of leadership I have held have depended less on Ivy League degrees or SAT scores… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We are not a nation that says, 'Don’t ask, don’t tell.' We are a nation that says, 'Out of many, we are… — 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