There is enormous continuity beneath the day-to-day news that makes America that indispensable nation when it comes to maintaining order and promoting… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Singapore was the very first South-east Asian nation to join the global coalition against ISIL (ISIS) coalition, and we'll work to sustain… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
[The] United States is proud to stand with you as your strongest ally and greatest friend. I see this visit as an… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We must begin by acknowledging a hard truth. We will not eradicate violent conflict in our lifetimes. There will be times when… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
This self-reflection, this willingness to examine ourselves, to make corrections, to do better, that's part of what makes us Americans. It's part… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In Iraq and Syria, American leadership - including our military power - is stopping ISIL's advance, instead of getting dragged into another… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As a practical matter, it is hard to think of any society in human history in which a majority population has said… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
America can do whatever we set our mind to. That is the story of our history, whether it's the pursuit of prosperity… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we [American nation] are only thinking about tomorrow or the next day and not thinking about 10 years from now, we're… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We are going through historic times, and my vision is a world, first of all, in which America continues to be that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we are going to solve the challenges we face, you need a President who will pursue genuine solutions day in and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We have not always been in sync on every issue in terms of our core values, in terms of her integrity, her… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That is the story of our history - whether it's the pursuit of prosperity for our people or the struggle for equality… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our government should work for us, not against us. It should help us, not hurt us. It should ensure opportunity not just… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the great things about the United States is that when it comes to world affairs, the president obviously is the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
This is American leadership at its best. We stand with people who fight for their own freedom, and we rally other nations… — 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
My administration will not authorize the indefinite military detention without trial of American citizens. Indeed, I believe that doing so would break… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Here at home, we will strengthen our defenses but not succumb to a siege mentality that sacrifices the open society and liberties… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Angela [Merkel] and I also agreed the need for a comprehensive and humane response to the devastating humanitarian crisis in Syria and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We're leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant Iraq with a representative government that was elected by its people. We're building a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Hope is the bedrock of this nation. The belief that our destiny will not be written for us, but by us, by… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We believe that big nations should not bully smaller nations, and that the sovereignty of nations must be respected. And we have… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We are not a nation that says, 'Don’t ask, don’t tell.' We are a nation that says, 'Out of many, we are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Let us remember that we can do these things not just because of wealth or power, but because of who we are:… — 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
The greatest threat to U.S. and global security is no longer a nuclear exchange between nations, but nuclear terrorism by violent extremists… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Globalization makes our economy, our health, and our security all captive to events on the other side of the world. And no… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I believe we can seize this future together, because we are not as divided as our politics suggests. [...] We are greater… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think the American people recognize is after a decade of war it's time to do some nation building here at home.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It's harder to end a war than begin one. Indeed, everything that American troops have done in Iraq -- all the fighting… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
No other advanced nation endures this kind of violence. None. Here in America, the murder rate is three times what it is… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that to the extent that we focus on problems where we can build a moral and a political consensus, then… — 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
I want my children - I want Malia and Sasha - to understand that they've got responsibilities beyond just what they themselves… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I said to one young activist who herself was the daughter of an undocumented worker, and so could speak from a very… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
While we have come a long way since the Stonewall riots in 1969, we still have a lot of work to do.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It ought to concern every person, because it is a debasement of our common humanity. It ought to concern every community, because… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I know starting careers in troubled times is a challenge, but it is also a privilege. Because it's moments like these that… — 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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