[The Americans] believe in the idea that Jamal and Johnny should be treated equally. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When Michelle and I decided that I would run for President, it was because of a shared belief in the power of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You and I, as citizens, have the obligation to shape the debates of our time, not only with the votes we cast,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I believe that we have better ideas. But I also believe that good ideas don't matter if people don't hear them. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Obviously [my daughters] - and Michelle - have made a lot of sacrifices on behalf of my cockamamie ideas, the running for… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
[The Americans] believe in the idea that a child shouldn't be consigned to poverty just because of circumstances of their birth. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
But it will depend on young people like you being open to new ideas and new possibilities. And it will require young… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you give up on the idea that your voice can make a difference, then other voices will fill the void — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Many of our ideas of democracy, so much of our literature and philosophy and science can be traced back to roots right… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
[ William Ayers] is an example of what I'm talking about. This is a guy who lives in my neighborhood, who's a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
With the magnitude of the challenges we face right now, what we need in Washington are not more political tactics, we need… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As a product of history and faith, Jewish Americans have helped to open our eyes to injustice, to people in need, and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think it was not a bad idea to wrap Barack Obama in the mantle of Teddy Roosevelt. He's been assuming a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When it comes to the budget, we know that we shouldn't be cutting more on core investments, like education, that are going… — 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
That just gives sort of the democracy an opportunity to test ideas, for those who lost to catch their breath, regain energy,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Over the last few years a lot of people have become aware of the inequities in the criminal justice system, right now,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It is very important for I think those of us who desperately want peace, who see war as, at some level, a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In recent years, we've become enamored with our own past success. Lulled into complacency by the glitter of our own achievements. We've… — 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
Absolutely. I think, I think the American people, at their core, are a decent people. I think that we still have prejudice… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you give up on the idea that your voice can make a difference, then other voices will fill the void: lobbyists… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The United States was founded on the idea that all people are endowed with inalienable rights, and that principle has allowed us… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the things that we have to change in this country is the idea that people can't disagree without challenging each… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Yes, our greatness as a nation has depended on individual initiative, on a belief in the free market. But it has also… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
This idea that America is somehow on the verge of collapse, this vision of violence and chaos everywhere, doesn't really jibe with… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Keep exploring. Keep dreaming. Keep asking why. Don’t settle for what you already know. Never stop believing in the power of your… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
All this marked them as vaguely liberal, although their ideas would never congeal into anything like a firm ideology; in this, too,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't think we should ever accept the idea that someone can come along and take away our safety and our freedom. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
This week I've travelled more than 15,000 miles from America to China to Burma to Australia. I have no idea what time… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think we want to see new voices and new ideas emerge - that's part of the reason why term limits are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
[American Citizenship] captures the enduring idea that this country only works when we accept certain obligations to one another and to future… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you're 54 or 55, you might want to listen because this will affect you. The idea, which was originally presented by… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think the most important thing for the public and the press is to just listen to what Donald Trump says and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
More than a building that houses books and data, the library represents a window to a larger world, the place where we've… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
America's not just [about] looking out for yourself, it's not just about greed, it's not just about trying to climb to the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that at a certain stage those early ambitions burn away, partly because you achieve something, you get something done, you… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
America, this is our moment. This is our time. Our time to turn the page on the policies of the past. Our… — 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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