One faction of one party, in one house of Congress, in one branch of government, doesn't get to shut down the entire… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Medicare in particular, will run out of money, and we will not be able to sustain that program. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The most powerful political moments for me come when I feel like my actions are aligned with a certain truth. I can… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I have been in Washington for a while now, and most things don't surprise me. The fact that twenty 6-year-olds were gunned… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I guarantee that there is no political influence in any investigation conducted by the Justice Department or the FBI, not just in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Part of what we have to do a better job of, if our democracy is to function in a complicated diverse society… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Now, I know that he's taken some flak lately but no one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I did not suggest that Iran is a democracy; just the opposite. I talked about it being a repressive theocracy. What I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our vulnerability to Russia or any other foreign power is directly related to how divided, partisan, dysfunctional our political process is. That's… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
With the magnitude of the challenges we face right now, what we need in Washington are not more political tactics, we need… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The government of Libya announced the death of Moammar Gadhafi. This marks the end of a long and painful chapter for the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I found during the course of my political career on the national scene there's a point where the vanity burns away and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think one of the tragedies of the civil rights movement was because the civil rights movement became so court-focused, I think… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When it comes to the budget, we know that we shouldn't be cutting more on core investments, like education, that are going… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As I travel around the world, it's fascinating; European leaders, Asian leaders, they all say to me, America is actually poised to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
From the day I took office, I've been told that addressing our larger challenges is too ambitious; such an effort would be… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
[A] family with two kids that earns the minimum wage still lives below the poverty line. That's wrong. That's why, since the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I am convinced that whenever we exaggerate or demonize, oversimplify or overstate our case, we lose. Whenever we dumb down the political… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The bottom line is that it's hard to find a model in which you can practically administer and sustain political support for… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
True leadership will not be measured by the ability to muzzle dissent, or to intimidate and harass political opponents at home. The… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In the fight against ISIL, we cannot rely on an Assad regime that terrorizes its people; a regime that will never regain… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we want to really reduce foreign influence on our elections, then we better think about how to make sure that our… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
People are very hungry for something new. I think they are interested in being called to be a part of something larger… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We've come to be consumed by a 24-hour, slash-and-burn, negative ad, bickering, small-minded politics that doesn't move us forward. Sometimes one side… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Its [Dreams from My Father] also a reflection about how we might start a better conversation in our democracy about how to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We've had every official in Hawaii, Democrat and Republican, every news outlet that has investigated this, confirm that, yes, in fact, I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I reiterated our hope that negotiations over the United Kingdom's exit from the E.U. will be conducted in a smooth and orderly… — 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
A political consultant, when we first started thinking about Senate race, said, "You can have one funny name. You can be 'Barack… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Just from a political perspective, do you think the president of the United States going into re-election wants gas prices to go… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
And let me say this as a politician I can promise you this, political leaders will never take risks if the people… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
People have to recognize that it’s going to take some time for trust to be built not only between Democrats and Republicans,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Now, I know that he's taken some flak lately, but no one is prouder to put this birth certificate to rest than… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Ask Osama bin Laden and the 22-out-of-30 top al-Qaida leaders who've been taken off the field whether I engage in appeasement. Or… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Some of Donald Trump's gifts that obviously allowed him to execute one of the biggest political upsets in history, those are ones… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Most people who serve in Washington have been trained either as lawyers or as political operatives--professions that tend to place a premium… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I continue to believe when I said in Hanover, that the E.U. remains one of the world's great political and economic achievements,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There are millions of Americans outside Washington who are tired of stale political arguments and are moving this country forward. They believe,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that I'm a better speechwriter than my speechwriters. I know more about policies on any particular issue than my policy… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We've gotta restore the American people's confidence in the ethics process by ensuring that political self-interest can no longer prevent politicians from… — 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
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
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
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
The world is complicated and full of grays, but there's still truth there to be found. — Barack Obama Copy Share
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
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
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
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
We had a farewell dinner for some of my senior staff, and generally everybody likes to talk about how cool I was. — Barack Obama Copy Share
It's good to get fresh legs in [the White house]. I think that it refreshes our democracy. — Barack Obama Copy Share
Believe it or not, entertainment is part of our American diplomacy, it is part of what makes us exceptional, part of what makes us… — Barack Obama Copy Share
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