Progress does not compel us to settle centuries-long debates about the role of government for all time, but it does require us… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What I worry about would be that you essentially have two chambers, the House and the Senate, but you have simply, majoritarian,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Since I've been in the Senate, is that my work with people like Tom Coburn on opening up transparency in government, making… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
But the basic principle that we’re going to have to see some of this debt written down, that the government is going… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The Internet didn't get invented on its own. Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As I've said many times, the nuclear deal was never intended to resolve all of our differences with Iran. But still, engaging… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Rather than me sort of characterize the appropriateness or inappropriateness of what Donald Trump is doing at the moment, I think what… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
People don't expect government to solve all their problems. But they sense, deep in their bones, that with just a slight change… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Imagine if you had genuine, high-quality early-childhood education for every child, and suddenly every black child in America - but also every… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure... It is a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What makes [cyber security] difficult is because it's not just a government problem. It is a private sector and government problem. And… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we have Osama bin Laden in our sights and the Pakistani government is unable or unwilling to take them out, then,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that our politics everywhere are gonna be going through this bumpy phase. But as long as we stay true to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The genius of our founders is that they designed a system of government that can be changed. And we should take heart,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and to promote… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The trick is figuring out how do we structure government systems that pool resources and hence facilitate some [wealth] redistribution -- because… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Here in Europe some of the challenges have to do with structures that are so complicated. You've got Brussels, and you've got… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When our government is spoken of as some menacing, threatening, foreign entity, it ignores the fact that in our democracy, government is… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The role of government has never been to plan every detail or dictate every outcome. At its best, government has simply knocked… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we have the kinds of confirmation that we need, we will once again work with the international community and the organization… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I believe in keeping guns out of our inner cities, and that our leaders must say so in the face of the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It [the Constitution] didn't break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in the Constitution, at least… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Together, we could open up government and invite citizens in, while connecting all of America to 21st century broadband. We could use… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If fake news that's being released by some foreign government is almost identical to reports that are being issued through partisan news… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our intelligence agencies will continue to gather information about the intentions of governments - as opposed to ordinary citizens - around the… — 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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