This is where I think policies do need to be somewhat race-specific, is making sure that institutions are not discriminatory. So you've… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We need not throw away 200 years of American jurisprudence while we fight terrorism. We need not choose between our most deeply… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't think that any economist disputes that we're in the worst economic crisis since the great depression. The good news is… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think I'm able to reach a lot of folks, despite the fact that the conventional news media sometimes says, "You know,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
People need to remember we are the governing party because we have diversity of opinion in our party. We're not pure. We… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We must build a world free of unnecessary barriers, stereotypes, and discrimination. ... policies must be developed, attitudes must be shaped, and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The presidency has a funny way of making a person feel the need to pray. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Ours is not the first generation to understand the dire need for health reform. And I am not the first president to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I am here for my mother and all the Americans who are forced to spend time arguing with health insurance companies instead… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We can't afford more top-down economics. What we need are policies that will grow and strengthen the middle class. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There's no question that a lot of Americans on both the right and the left are expressing some fears and frustrations about… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Look, first of all, the climate is changing. I don't think the science is clear what percentage is man-made and what percentage… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We're not going to deputize a whole bunch of American citizens to start grabbing people or turning them in, in part because… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It is this world, a world where cruise ships throw away more food in a day than most residents of Port-au-Prince see… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Mexico is going to need the United States to cooperate in order to rid itself of the violence and corruption that results… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I also believe that if we're serious about change, we need to have a real discussion about public financing for congressional elections. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Climate change poses a direct threat to the infrastructure of America that we need to stay competitive in this 21st-century economy. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Young men need to show women the respect they deserve and recognize sexual assault and to do their part to stop it. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We need to spend a trillion dollars rebuilding our schools, our roads, our basic science and research here in the United States. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Now, I've lived long enough to know that race relations are better than they were 10 or 20 or 30 years ago… — 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
I hope we can all agree that, instead of continuing to subsidize yesterday's energy sources. We need to invest in tomorrow's. — 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
We need scientists to design new fuels. We need farmers to help grow them. We need engineers to invent new technologies. We… — 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
