In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Whether our forebears were strangers who crossed the Atlantic or the Pacific or the Rio Grande, we are here only because this… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
[American Citizenship] captures the enduring idea that this country only works when we accept certain obligations to one another and to future… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our country was born out of a desire to be free. And every day since, it's been protected by our men and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Four Americans, four patriots, they loved this country and they chose to serve it, and served it well. They had a mission… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
They, and we, are the legacies of an unbroken chain of proud men and women who served their country with honor, who… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If [black] nationalism could create a strong and effective insularity, deliver on its promise of self-respect, then the hurt it might cause… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You can question somebody's views and their judgment without questioning their motives or patriotism. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“On this Memorial Day, as our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes -- and I see many of them in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It's the idea held by generations of citizens who believed that America is a constant work in progress; who believed that loving… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Self-reliance and independence can transform into selfishness and license, ambition into greed and a frantic desire to succeed at any cost. More… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“So, let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Citizenship means standing up for the lives that gun violence steals from us each day. I have seen the courage of parents,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What I remember thinking at that point, having gone through both the ups and downs of my first four years, and seeing… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The ultimate goal is two states for two people: Israel as a Jewish state and the homeland for the Jewish people and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope. — 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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