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title: "117 Government Quotes By Barack Obama"
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> [The government can't solve every problem, but an enlightened government can make sure that people can work hard for their dreams and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-government-can-t-solve-every-problem-but-an-enlightened/)

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> [What Reagan ushered in was a skepticism toward government solutions to every problem. I don't think that has changed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/what-reagan-ushered-in-was-a-skepticism-toward-government-solutions/)

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> [I think the irony ... is that I actually would like to see a relatively light touch when it comes to the government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-the-irony-is-that-i-actually-would-like-to-see-a-relatively/)

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> [Progress does not compel us to settle centuries-long debates about the role of government for all time, but it does require us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/progress-does-not-compel-us-to-settle-centuries-long-debates-about/)

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> [The Freedom of Information Act should be administered with a clear presumption: In the face of doubt, openness prevails.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-freedom-of-information-act-should-be-administered-with-a-clear/)

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> [ I don't want to jump the gun, \[but\] I will tell you, though, that my goal is to have the best possible… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-don-t-want-to-jump-the-gun-but-i-will-tell-you-though-that-my-goal/)

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> [Our environment is too important to neglect and it's time for the federal government to focus on real solutions and live up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/our-environment-is-too-important-to-neglect-and-it-s-time-for-the/)

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> [My administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/my-administration-is-committed-to-creating-an-unprecedented-level-of/)

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> [You don't take it personally. You understand that if people are angry that somehow the government is failing, then they are going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/you-don-t-take-it-personally-you-understand-that-if-people-are-angry/)

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> [ What makes \[cyber security\] difficult is because it's not just a government problem. It is a private sector and government problem. And… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/what-makes-cyber-security-difficult-is-because-it-s-not-just-a/)

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> [I always believe that ultimately, if people are paying attention, then we get good government and good leadership. And when we get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-always-believe-that-ultimately-if-people-are-paying-attention-then/)

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> [I think it's perfectly consistent to say that I want my government to be operating for all faiths and all peoples, including…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-it-s-perfectly-consistent-to-say-that-i-want-my-government-to/)

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> [If you want to right-size executive power relative to the other branches of government, the best way to do that is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/if-you-want-to-right-size-executive-power-relative-to-the-other/)

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> [One faction of one party, in one house of Congress, in one branch of government, doesn't get to shut down the entire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/one-faction-of-one-party-in-one-house-of-congress-in-one-branch-of/)

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> [I think the Prime Minister is the first to acknowledge that Malaysia's still got some work to do. Just like the United…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-the-prime-minister-is-the-first-to-acknowledge-that-malaysia/)

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> [I know what the counterterrorism feels like because I was there. But I also operated within limits. And within the United States…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-know-what-the-counterterrorism-feels-like-because-i-was-there-but-i/)

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> [I didn't have a perfect model, but I wanted to try to blend my own personal reflections and experiences with this broader…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-didn-t-have-a-perfect-model-but-i-wanted-to-try-to-blend-my-own/)

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> [Beside the two wars he inherited in Iraq and Afghanistan, and promised to end, a financial crisis at home had pushed the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/beside-the-two-wars-he-inherited-in-iraq-and-afghanistan-and-promised/)

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> [I think that our politics everywhere are gonna be going through this bumpy phase. But as long as we stay true to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-that-our-politics-everywhere-are-gonna-be-going-through-this/)

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> [Since 1981, after our nations severed diplomatic relations, we've worked through a international tribunal to resolve various claims between our countries. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/since-1981-after-our-nations-severed-diplomatic-relations-we-ve/)

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> [Now let's make two things clear: ISIL is not 'Islamic.' No religion condones the killing of innocents, and the vast majority of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/now-let-s-make-two-things-clear-isil-is-not-islamic-no-religion/)

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> [There's no doubt that when it comes to our treatment of Native Americans as well as other persons of color in this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/there-s-no-doubt-that-when-it-comes-to-our-treatment-of-native/)

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> [ It \[the Constitution\] didn't break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in the Constitution, at least… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-the-constitution-didn-t-break-free-from-the-essential-constraints/)

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> [My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will work together to ensure the public trust…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/my-administration-is-committed-to-creating-an-unprecedented-level-of-2/)

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> [“And that brings me to one last point. I've got a simple message for all the dedicated and patriotic federal workers who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/and-that-brings-me-to-one-last-point-i-ve-got-a-simple-message-for/)

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> [“The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-question-we-ask-today-is-not-whether-our-government-is-too-big-or-2/)

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> [ \[J\]ust because you have an individual right does not mean that the state or local government can't constrain the exercise of that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/j-ust-because-you-have-an-individual-right-does-not-mean-that-the/)

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> [Its not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in...growth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/its-not-a-bigger-government-we-need-but-a-smarter-government-that/)

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> [We don't think government can solve all our problems. But we don't think government is the source of all our problems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-don-t-think-government-can-solve-all-our-problems-but-we-don-t/)

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> [We shouldn't assume that government is always trying to do the wrong thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-shouldn-t-assume-that-government-is-always-trying-to-do-the-wrong/)

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> [Government without a tough and vibrant media is not an option for the United States of America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/government-without-a-tough-and-vibrant-media-is-not-an-option-for-the/)

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> [It is our unfinished task to make sure that this government works on behalf of the many, and not just the few.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-is-our-unfinished-task-to-make-sure-that-this-government-works-on/)

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> [What we should be asking is not whether we need a big government or small government, but how we can create a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/what-we-should-be-asking-is-not-whether-we-need-a-big-government-or/)

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> [Obama said if elected his government would "harness technology to confront the biggest challenges that America faces".](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/obama-said-if-elected-his-government-would-harness-technology-to/)

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> [My view is that discrimination against anyone at the ballot box is wrong and should have the full enforcement of the federal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/my-view-is-that-discrimination-against-anyone-at-the-ballot-box-is/)

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> [When our government is spoken of as some menacing, threatening, foreign entity, it ignores the fact that in our democracy, government is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/when-our-government-is-spoken-of-as-some-menacing-threatening-foreign/)

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> [The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether government works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-question-we-ask-today-is-not-whether-our-government-is-too-big-or/)

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> [One of the things I think I can bring to the presidency is to make government and public service cool again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/one-of-the-things-i-think-i-can-bring-to-the-presidency-is-to-make/)

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> [Our government shouldn't make promises we cannot keep, but we must keep the promises we've already made.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/our-government-shouldn-t-make-promises-we-cannot-keep-but-we-must/)

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> [I am designating a new Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers to cut through red tape and ensure that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-am-designating-a-new-director-of-recovery-for-auto-communities-and/)

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## 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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [Donald Trump is temperamentally unfit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/donald-trump-is-temperamentally-unfit/)

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> [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/)

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> [Nobody is listening to your telephone calls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/nobody-is-listening-to-your-telephone-calls/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [ 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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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                        "text": "I think that our politics everywhere are gonna be going through this bumpy phase. But as long as we stay true to our Democratic principles, as long as elections have integrity, as long as we respect freedom of speech, freedom of religion, as long as there are checks and balances in our governments so that the people have the ability to not just make judgments about how well government is serving them but also change governments if they're not serving them well, then I have confidence that over the long term, progress will continue.",
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                        "text": "Now let's make two things clear: ISIL is not 'Islamic.' No religion condones the killing of innocents, and the vast majority of ISIL's victims have been Muslim. And ISIL is certainly not a state. It was formerly al Qaeda's affiliate in Iraq, and has taken advantage of sectarian strife and Syria's civil war to gain territory on both sides of the Iraq-Syrian border. It is recognized by no government, nor the people it subjugates. ISIL is a terrorist organization, pure and simple. And it has no vision other than the slaughter of all who stand in its way.",
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                        "text": "There's no doubt that when it comes to our treatment of Native Americans as well as other persons of color in this country, we've got some very sad and difficult things to account for. I personally would want to see our tragic history, or the tragic elements of our history, acknowledged. I consistently believe that when it comes to whether it's Native Americans or African-American issues or reparations, the most important thing for the U.S. government to do is not just offer words, but offer deeds.",
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                        "text": "It [the Constitution] didn't break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in the Constitution, at least as it's been interpreted, and the Warren court interpreted it in the same way that generally the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties. It says what the states can't do to you, it says what the federal government can't do to you, but it doesn't say what the federal government or the state government must do on your behalf. And that hasn't shifted.",
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                        "text": "My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government.",
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                        "text": "“And that brings me to one last point. I've got a simple message for all the dedicated and patriotic federal workers who have either worked without pay, or who have been forced off the job without pay for these last few weeks. Including most of my own staff. Thank you. Thanks for your service. Welcome back. What you do is important. It matters. You defend our country overseas, you deliver benefits to our troops who earned them when they come home, you guard our borders, you protect our civil rights, you help businesses grow and gain footholds in overseas markets. You protect the air we breathe, and the water our children drink, and you push the boundaries of science and space, and you guide hundreds of thousands of people each day through the glories of this country. Thank you. What you do is important, and don't let anybody else tell you different.”",
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