--- title: "11 Our society Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "11 Our society quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Our society sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/703/barack-obama-17_force_race-remains-a-potent-and-often-divisive_949715.jpg" --- > [Race remains a potent and often divisive force in our society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/race-remains-a-potent-and-often-divisive-force-in-our-society/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/703/barack-obama-17_force_race-remains-a-potent-and-often-divisive_949715.jpg) > [To look at long term trends in our economy, in our society, in the international sphere and using my best judgment, shape…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/to-look-at-long-term-trends-in-our-economy-in-our-society-in-the/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/395/barack-obama-17_american-people_to-look-at-long-term-trends-in-our-econo_3176365.jpg) > [The biggest deficit that we have in our society and in the world right now is an empathy deficit. We are in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-biggest-deficit-that-we-have-in-our-society-and-in-the-world/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc0/barack-obama-17_able_the-biggest-deficit-that-we-have-in-our_2488077.jpg) > [Every single American - gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual, transgender - every single American deserves to be treated equally in the eyes of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/every-single-american-gay-straight-lesbian-bisexual-transgender-every/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5f/barack-obama-17_bisexual_every-single-american-gay-straight-lesbi_2470412.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-don-t-want-to-exaggerate-having-as-many-african-american-men-as-we/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c8/barack-obama-17_african-american_i-don-t-want-to-exaggerate-having-as-man_342312.jpg) > [Our lives are now in a telephone, all our data, all our finances, all our personal information, and so it's proper that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/our-lives-are-now-in-a-telephone-all-our-data-all-our-finances-all/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/178/barack-obama-17_able_our-lives-are-now-in-a-telephone-all-our_1042831.jpg) > [The profound mistake of Reverend Wright's sermons is not that he spoke about racism in our society. It's that he spoke as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-profound-mistake-of-reverend-wright-s-sermons-is-not-that-he/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c0/barack-obama-17_asian_the-profound-mistake-of-reverend-wright_2464865.jpg) > [We do have to balance this issue of privacy and security. Those who pretend that there's no balance that has to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-do-have-to-balance-this-issue-of-privacy-and-security-those-who/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d2/barack-obama-17_approach_we-do-have-to-balance-this-issue-of-priv_1630260.jpg) > [In December, I agreed to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans because it was the only way I could prevent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/in-december-i-agreed-to-extend-the-tax-cuts-for-the-wealthiest/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abc/barack-obama-17_billionaire_in-december-i-agreed-to-extend-the-tax-c_2668831.jpg) > [Reinvigorating the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department, making sure that in our Department of Education, where we see evidence of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/reinvigorating-the-civil-rights-division-of-the-justice-department/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e99/barack-obama-17_absence_reinvigorating-the-civil-rights-division_504023.jpg) > [When we don't pay close attention to the decisions made by our leaders, when we fail to educate ourselves about the major…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/when-we-don-t-pay-close-attention-to-the-decisions-made-by-our-2/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ac/barack-obama-17_able_when-we-don-t-pay-close-attention-to-the_668455.jpg) ## Other authors on Our society - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nelson-mandela-70785.jpg) Nelson Mandela 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/our-society/nelson-mandela/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-sam-harris-82504.jpg) Sam Harris 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/our-society/sam-harris/) - [Martin Luther King, Jr 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/our-society/martin-luther-king-jr/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-lyndon-b-johnson-62165.jpg) Lyndon B. Johnson 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/our-society/lyndon-b-johnson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-w-bush-38036.jpg) George W. Bush 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/our-society/george-w-bush/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/our-society/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-geert-wilders-37183.jpg) Geert Wilders 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/our-society/geert-wilders/) ## More by Barack Obama > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/so-here-s-what-i-want-you-to-know-and-here-s-what-i-want-all-our-men/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-peaceful-transition-of-power-is-one-of-the-hallmarks-of-our/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/as-opposed-to-getting-into-arguments-about-well-these-folks-have-been/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [Donald Trump is temperamentally unfit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/donald-trump-is-temperamentally-unfit/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/what-we-ve-said-to-the-girls-is-if-you-guys-ever-decide-that-you-re/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [Nobody is listening to your telephone calls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/nobody-is-listening-to-your-telephone-calls/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [All of us take offense to anyone who reaps the rewards of living in America without taking on the responsibilities of living in America.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/all-of-us-take-offense-to-anyone-who-reaps-the-rewards-of-living-in/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [The world is complicated and full of grays, but there's still truth there to be found.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-world-is-complicated-and-full-of-grays-but-there-s-still-truth/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [ That is another theme in the book \[Dreams from My Father\]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How do we… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/that-is-another-theme-in-the-book-dreams-from-my-father-how-do-we/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-can-say-across-europe-that-many-principles-that-have-been-taken-for/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/so-americans-understand-the-costs-of-war-yet-as-a-country-we-will/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking safety in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-want-to-thank-the-greek-people-publicly-for-their-humanitarian/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [We had a farewell dinner for some of my senior staff, and generally everybody likes to talk about how cool I was.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-had-a-farewell-dinner-for-some-of-my-senior-staff-and-generally/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [ It's good to get fresh legs in \[the White house\]. I think that it refreshes our democracy. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-s-good-to-get-fresh-legs-in-the-white-house-i-think-that-it/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [Believe it or not, entertainment is part of our American diplomacy, it is part of what makes us exceptional, part of what makes us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/believe-it-or-not-entertainment-is-part-of-our-american-diplomacy-it/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/our-society/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "11 Our society Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Race remains a potent and often divisive force in our society.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/race-remains-a-potent-and-often-divisive-force-in-our-society/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/703/barack-obama-17_force_race-remains-a-potent-and-often-divisive_949715.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/703/barack-obama-17_force_race-remains-a-potent-and-often-divisive_949715.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/703/barack-obama-17_force_race-remains-a-potent-and-often-divisive_949715.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Race remains a potent and often divisive force in our society.” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "To look at long term trends in our economy, in our society, in the international sphere and using my best judgment, shape policies that will serve the American people, keep them safe, keep our economy growing, put people back to work.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/to-look-at-long-term-trends-in-our-economy-in-our-society-in-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/395/barack-obama-17_american-people_to-look-at-long-term-trends-in-our-econo_3176365.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/395/barack-obama-17_american-people_to-look-at-long-term-trends-in-our-econo_3176365.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/395/barack-obama-17_american-people_to-look-at-long-term-trends-in-our-econo_3176365.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“To look at long term trends in our economy, in our society, in the international sphere and using my best…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The biggest deficit that we have in our society and in the world right now is an empathy deficit. 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