We lose ourselves when we compromise the very ideals that we fight to defend. And we honor those ideals by upholding them… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Hope is not blind optimism. It's not ignoring the enormity of the task ahead or the roadblocks that stand in our path.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Don't just get involved. Fight for your seat at the table. Better yet, fight for a seat at the head of the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we win all those fights, and now let's say the income gap, and the wealth gap, and the education gap have… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our job as Americans is to restore that basic bargain that says, if you work hard, if you're willing to meet your… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We are very grateful for the vital contributions Germany has made to this fight, training local forces in Iraq, sharing intelligence providing… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The most expensive care we can give, we're giving those Americans without insurance. It's kind of stupid that we're fighting the notion… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We need not throw away 200 years of American jurisprudence while we fight terrorism. We need not choose between our most deeply… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We're still fighting to make sure that basic anti-discrimination laws are enforced, not just at the federal level, by the way, but… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As the wealthiest nation on Earth, I believe the United States has a moral obligation to lead the fight against hunger and… — 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 made America more respected around the world, took on the mantle of leadership in the fight to protect this planet for… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We stand with women by fighting for economic security, protecting access to health care and supporting women's leadership across the country — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It will take time to eradicate a cancer like Isil. And any time we take military action, there are risks involved -… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Internationally, I have obviously been deeply concerned about how we fight the terrorist threat. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Like no other illness, AIDS tests our ability to put ourselves in someone else's shoes - to empathize with the plight of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In Texas, we hold very dear to intrusions against our personal liberty. We fight very hard against that. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
This is American leadership at its best. We stand with people who fight for their own freedom, and we rally other nations… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If everything seems to be the same and no distinctions are made, then we won't know what to protect. We won't know… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the things that I've learned, and I think we've all learned, is that we are not going to get the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Sometimes we take somebody who's been in the trenches and fought the good fight and been steady for granted. Sometimes we act… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We ask our men and women in uniform to leave their families, our guardsmen and reservists to leave their jobs. We ask… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I hope you guys are up for a fight. I hope you guys are game because I haven't been putting up with… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I believe the United States of America must remain a standard bearer in the conduct of war. That is what makes us… — 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