For me, Lincoln is like just a handful of people - a Gandhi, or a Picasso, or a Martin Luther King Jr.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that I'll always remember the bust of Dr. [Martin Luther] King. I thought having an American here who represented rhat… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballot; a President who chose the moon as our… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
For decades, this great leader, often at Dr. King's side, was denied his rightful place in history because he was openly gay.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I am living testimony to the moral force of non-violence. I know there's nothing weak - nothing passive - nothing naïve -… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths - that all of us are created equal - is the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Secularists are wrong when they ask believers to leave their religion at the door before entering into the public square. Frederick Douglass,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I can think about what [Mahatma] Gandhi said or [Martin Luther] King said about violence begetting violence, and still be true to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Today, we are closer to fulfilling America's promise of economic and social justice because we stand on the shoulders of giants like… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We forget now, but during his life, Dr. King wasn't always considered a unifying figure. Even after rising to prominence, even after… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
For me and Michelle, this visit has therefore held special meaning. Throughout my life, including my work as a young man on… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I believe, in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., that there is such a thing as being too late, and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Rather take that moral sense and apply it to the particulars of a job that is going to test those ethical and… — 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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