--- title: "6 Fallen Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "6 Fallen quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Fallen sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc2/barack-obama-17_audience_our-nation-honors-its-unbroken-line-of-f_22843.jpg" --- > [Our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes and I see many of them in the audience here today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/our-nation-honors-its-unbroken-line-of-fallen-heroes-and-i-see-many/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc2/barack-obama-17_audience_our-nation-honors-its-unbroken-line-of-f_22843.jpg) > [To those of you mourn the loss of a loved one today, my heart goes out to you. We remember that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/to-those-of-you-mourn-the-loss-of-a-loved-one-today-my-heart-goes-out/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbf/barack-obama-17_blessing_to-those-of-you-mourn-the-loss-of-a-love_484445.jpg) > [One of the thing about being President - that can't be taught, you have to experience, is - there is the sheer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/one-of-the-thing-about-being-president-that-can-t-be-taught-you-have/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/092/barack-obama-17_afghanistan_one-of-the-thing-about-being-president-t_545427.jpg) > [The walls between old allies on either side of the Atlantic cannot stand. The walls between the countries with the most and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-walls-between-old-allies-on-either-side-of-the-atlantic-cannot/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b67/barack-obama-17_allies_the-walls-between-old-allies-on-either-s_801564.jpg) > [Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay, but we can honor their sacrifice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/our-nation-owes-a-debt-to-its-fallen-heroes-that-we-can-never-fully/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42e/barack-obama-17_debt_our-nation-owes-a-debt-to-its-fallen-her_1513065.jpg) > [The government of Libya announced the death of Moammar Gadhafi. This marks the end of a long and painful chapter for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-government-of-libya-announced-the-death-of-moammar-gadhafi-this/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07d/barack-obama-17_country_the-government-of-libya-announced-the-de_1986233.jpg) ## Other authors on Fallen ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fallen/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "6 Fallen Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes and I see many of them in the audience here today.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/our-nation-honors-its-unbroken-line-of-fallen-heroes-and-i-see-many/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc2/barack-obama-17_audience_our-nation-honors-its-unbroken-line-of-f_22843.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc2/barack-obama-17_audience_our-nation-honors-its-unbroken-line-of-f_22843.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc2/barack-obama-17_audience_our-nation-honors-its-unbroken-line-of-f_22843.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes and I see many of them in the audience here today.” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "To those of you mourn the loss of a loved one today, my heart goes out to you. 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