I think we have two conflicting traditions in this country. I think it's important for us to recognize that we've got a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I applaud the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. This was discrimination enshrined in law. It treated… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I am asking my Attorney General to create a special unit of federal prosecutors and leading state attorneys general to expand our… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What we shouldn't be doing is trying to take away your rights to bargain for better wages or working conditions... These so-called… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“The study of law can be disappointing at times, a matter of applying narrow rules and arcane procedure to an uncooperative reality;… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Now, if you have or had one of these plans before the Affordable Care Act came into law and you really liked… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The values that we talked about, the values democracy and free speech and international norms and rule of law, respecting the ability… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When you've got little kids, and you're tucking them in. When you open a door and they're in their pajamas and they're,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
After a century of striving, after a year of debate, after a historic vote, health care reform is no longer an unmet… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In dealing with those nations that break rules and laws, I believe that we must develop alternatives to violence that are tough… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We can give our intelligence and law enforcement community the powers they need to track down and take out terrorists without undermining… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The real problem, if you look at how, for example, Hezbollah got a lot of missiles that are a grave threat to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Let us remember we are all part of one American family. We are united in common values, and that includes belief in… — 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
We may disagree about gay marriage, but surely we can agree that it is unconscionable to target gays and lesbians for who… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns in to universal, rather than religion-specific, values... it requires that their proposals be… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The most frustrated and most stymied it is the fact that the United States of America is the one advanced nation on… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
But I also want to give them a pathway so that they can earn citizenship, earn a legal status, start learning English,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We've evolved a lot since 9/11 also, in terms of our law enforcement capabilities, our intelligence capabilities, military, counterterrorism. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
At least Romney and McCain, they respect the rule of law. At least Romney and McCain, they understand their limitations. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think one of the great things about the United States has been our ability to maintain a distinction between our military… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
And what would help minority workers are the same things that would help white workers: the opportunity to earn a living wage,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think a basic principle of our Constitution is nobody above the law — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
This Administration also puts forward a false choice between the liberties we cherish and the security we demand... That means no more… — 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
