The biggest deficit that we have in our society and in the world right now is an empathy deficit. We are in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In December, I agreed to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans because it was the only way I could prevent… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We do have to balance this issue of privacy and security. Those who pretend that there's no balance that has to be… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The profound mistake of Reverend Wright's sermons is not that he spoke about racism in our society. It's that he spoke as… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our lives are now in a telephone, all our data, all our finances, all our personal information, and so it's proper that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't want to exaggerate; having as many African American men as we've had in the criminal-justice system, and the amount of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When we don't pay close attention to the decisions made by our leaders, when we fail to educate ourselves about the major… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Reinvigorating the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department, making sure that in our Department of Education, where we see evidence of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Every single American - gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual, transgender - every single American deserves to be treated equally in the eyes of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
To look at long term trends in our economy, in our society, in the international sphere and using my best judgment, shape… — 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
![“That is another theme in the book [Dreams from My Father]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How do we get the black to see through the eyes of the white? Or the citizen to see through the eyes of the immigrant? Or the straight to see through the eyes of the gay? That has…” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/00d/barack-obama-17_black_that-is-another-theme-in-the-book-dreams_10185.jpg)
