I think that Mr. Snowden raised some legitimate concerns. How he did it was something that did not follow the procedures and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our government shouldn't make promises we cannot keep, but we must keep the promises we've already made. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I know what the counterterrorism feels like because I was there. But I also operated within limits. And within the United States… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We're leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant Iraq with a representative government that was elected by its people. We're building a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The program grew out of a desire to address a gap identified after 9/11 ... The program does not involve the NSA… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Obama said if elected his government would "harness technology to confront the biggest challenges that America faces". — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Generally, the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties, says what the states can't do to you. Says what the federal government… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our government should work for us, not against us. It should help us, not hurt us. It should ensure opportunity not just… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What I consistently say to young people - I say it in the United States, but I'll say it here in Germany… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We can't discount how scary and shaken not just the Turkish government is, but Turkish society is. Imagine if you had some… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether government works. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One faction of one party, in one house of Congress, in one branch of government, doesn't get to shut down the entire… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Now let's make two things clear: ISIL is not 'Islamic.' No religion condones the killing of innocents, and the vast majority of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I've said many times around the world that like any government, like any country, like, any set of human institutions, we have… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't want to jump the gun, [but] I will tell you, though, that my goal is to have the best possible… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
And I’ve said this all across the country when I talk to parents about education, government has to fulfill its obligations to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We have to find ways in which, collectively, we agree there's some things that government needs to do to help protect us,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It's harder to end a war than begin one. Indeed, everything that American troops have done in Iraq -- all the fighting… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When our sailors in the Persian Gulf accidentally strayed into Iranian waters, that could have sparked a major international incident. Some folks… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the challenges of a democratic government is making sure that even in the midst of emergencies and passions, we make… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What Reagan ushered in was a skepticism toward government solutions to every problem. I don't think that has changed — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, you've grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that's at the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The federal government and our democracy is not a speedboat. It's an oceanliner, as I discovered when I came into office. It… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
To the extent that our political dialogue is such where everything is under suspicion, everybody is corrupt and everybody is doing things… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The more we can encourage entrepreneurship, particularly for young people, the more they have hope. That requires some reforms in these [African]… — 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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