I've seen something like gay marriage go from a wedge issue used to drive us apart to a story of freedom. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Operation Iraqi Freedom is over, and the Iraqi people now have lead responsibility for the security of their country — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We do not believe that in this country, freedom is reserved for the lucky, or happiness for the few. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We have to uphold a free press and freedom of speech - because, in the end, lies and misinformation are no match… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As Iraqi forces continue the liberation of Mosul, I'm pleased that NATO will be meeting the commitment we made in Warsaw to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Above all, our freedom endures because of the men and women in uniform who defend it. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We can lose so much of what we've gained in terms of the kind of democratic freedoms and market-based economies and prosperity… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We know that America thrives when every person can find independence and pride in their work. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Any strategy to reduce intergenerational poverty has to be centered on work, not welfare--not only because work provides independence and income but… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think it is possible for the world to see a Palestinian state - I'm not going to put a time frame… — 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
Let us remember that we can do these things not just because of wealth or power, but because of who we are:… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We need to reduce our dependence on foreign oil by ending the subsidies for oil companies, and doubling down on clean energy… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Let us each of us now embrace with solemn duty, and awesome joy, what is our lasting birthright. With common effort and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We understand the concerns that people have with not only protecting our values, but our privacy interests as well. We think that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
This is America, and our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakeable. The principle that people of all faiths are welcome in… — 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
Today, on this day of possibility, we stand in the shadow of a lanky, raw-boned man with little formal education who once… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Globalization makes our economy, our health, and our security all captive to events on the other side of the world. And no… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“He was an American character, one typical of men of his generation, men who embraced the notion of freedom and individualism and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“that spirit of liberty didn’t extend, in the minds of the Founders, to the slaves who worked their fields, made their beds,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our citizens, seared by the memory of those we have lost, know too well the price that is paid for liberty. — 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
Our unalienable right to life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness, those rights were stripped from college kids in Blackburg and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The United States is committed to a regional order rooted in international rules and norms, including freedom of navigation, and the peaceful… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
For more than four decades, the Libyan people have been ruled by a tyrant - Moammar Gaddafi. He has denied his people… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I strongly agree with Vice President Gore that we cannot drill our way to energy independence, but must fast-track investments in renewable… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our country was born out of a desire to be free. And every day since, it's been protected by our men and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The United States was the first country to recognize Israel in 1948, minutes after its declaration of independence, and the deep bonds… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
... our interests and our conscience compel us to act on behalf of those who long for freedom. And we must be… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Let it be said to our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those who would intimidate, torture, and murder people for exercising the most… — 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
I do not accept that we cannot find a common sense way to preserve our traditions, including our basic second amendment freedoms… — 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
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