With respect to some of the specific legislation or initiatives that I've made, it's true that Republicans often opposed these things. Sometimes… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I would have I think made a bigger mistake if I had said, "Eh, chemical weapons. That doesn't really change my calculus."… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Several Americans, unjustly detained by Iran, are finally coming home. In some cases, these Americans faced years of continued detention, and I've… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The answers to our problems don't lie beyond our reach. They exist in our laboratories and universities; in our fields and our… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Year after year, an ideological and economic barrier hardened between our two countries, meanwhile, the Cuban exile community in the United States… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think Republicans now are recognizing that [Obamacare cancellation] may not be what the American people, including even [Donald] Trump voters, are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I learned to slip back and forth between my black and white worlds. One of those tricks I had learned: People were… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In America, we then made a commitment, particularly after World War II with the GI Bill, to massively expand our commitment to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that the risk to all the progress we've made was at stake in the election because not just the president-elect… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Americans have always pursued our dreams within a free market that has been the engine of our progress. It's a market that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I can no more disown (Jeremiah Wright) than I can disown the black community. I can no more disown him than I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We have to recognize we've got some big problems on race, just like we got still big problems on crime, just like… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Hunger, disease and poverty can lead to global instability and leave a vacuum for extremism to fill. So instead of just managing… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
All across the world, ...increasingly dangerous weather patterns and devastating storms are abruptly putting an end to the long-running debate over whether… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'll be honest, there have been times when I've listened to the rhetoric in Europe where an easy equivalent somehow between the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The Tea Party I have huge disagreements with, obviously. But I give them credit for having activated themselves. And they made a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think sometimes Europe may take for granted the extraordinary progress that's been made over the last 40, 50 years. I recognize… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
And whether I earned your vote or not, I have listened to you. I have learned from you. And you’ve made me… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There are times where I'd say the Oval Office, you use to gather the facts. The decisions you probably make late at… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You not only do you appreciate the sacrifices people have made and the hours they've kept and the soccer games they missed… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm blown away. I'm flabbergasted the president [Barack Obama] made the phone call to Rouhani after 30-plus, '79, 33 years or so.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the gratifying things, I think, about the end of my presidency even though admittedly my successor ran against a lot… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We are very grateful for the vital contributions Germany has made to this fight, training local forces in Iraq, sharing intelligence providing… — 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
Having the United Kingdom in the European Union gives us much greater confidence about the strength of the transatlantic union and is… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I can say with confidence that I never bought into the hype, and I made sure that the people around me didn't… — 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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