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Patriotism Quotes by Barack Obama

44 Patriotism quotes by Barack Obama

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Barack Obama reminds us that love for our country can push change even when odds look impossible. He talks about giving everyone a fair shot, welcoming new neighbors, and working together without discrimination. He also says each citizen has the power to shape the nation’s future by keeping promises to one another.

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Our goal is to have a country that's not divided by race.

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This country does best when everyone gets their fair shot.

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“My heart is filled with love for this country.”

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In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.

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You and I, as citizens, have the power to set this countrys course.

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“The substance of patriotism matters more than the symbols.”

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Become a teacher. Your country needs you.

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We as a country have to do some soul-searching.

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You can question somebody's views and their judgment without questioning their motives or patriotism.

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I can't really characterize any country, except to say that we work well with a number of our foreign counterparts.

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These people are a part of me. And they are a part of America, this country that I love.

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No one built this country on their own. This nation is great because we built it together.

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Americans should tremble before suggesting that any fellow citizen lacks patriotism.

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America is a country of strong families and strong values. My life's been blessed by both.

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[American Citizenship] captures the enduring idea that this country only works when we accept certain obligations to one another and to future…

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In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.

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“So, let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder…

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America is an unlikely place - a country built on defiance of the odds; on a belief in the impossible. And I…

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It's particularly important that we reach out to everybody in our countries, those who feel disaffected, those who feel left behind by…

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Our country was born out of a desire to be free. And every day since, it's been protected by our men and…

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“On this Memorial Day, as our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes -- and I see many of them in…

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Whether our forebears were strangers who crossed the Atlantic or the Pacific or the Rio Grande, we are here only because this…

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We ask our men and women in uniform to leave their families, our guardsmen and reservists to leave their jobs. We ask…

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The ultimate goal is two states for two people: Israel as a Jewish state and the homeland for the Jewish people and…

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It's the idea held by generations of citizens who believed that America is a constant work in progress; who believed that loving…

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Citizenship means standing up for the lives that gun violence steals from us each day. I have seen the courage of parents,…

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One of the things that we have to change in this country is the idea that people can't disagree without challenging each…

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In my heart I know you didn't come here just for me, you came here because you believe in what this country…

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Four Americans, four patriots, they loved this country and they chose to serve it, and served it well. They had a mission…

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If we think that we can secure our country by just talking tough without acting tough and smart, then we will misunderstand…

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Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success…

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We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which…

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“Self-reliance and independence can transform into selfishness and license, ambition into greed and a frantic desire to succeed at any cost. More…

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“Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success…

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No discrimination, that's what we're about as a country.

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This country was built as a beacon of freedom and tolerance. Thats what makes us strong, now and forever

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If [black] nationalism could create a strong and effective insularity, deliver on its promise of self-respect, then the hurt it might cause…

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You know, the truth is that right after 9/11, I had a (flag) pin. Shortly after 9/11, particularly because as we're talking…

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They, and we, are the legacies of an unbroken chain of proud men and women who served their country with honor, who…

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Rather than double-down on the top-down economics that let a fortunate few play by their own rules, let’s embrace an economic patriotism…

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