Now let's make two things clear: ISIL is not 'Islamic.' No religion condones the killing of innocents, and the vast majority of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Ultimately, peace is just not about politics. It's about attitudes; about a sense of empathy; about breaking down the divisions that we… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I've said many times around the world that like any government, like any country, like, any set of human institutions, we have… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't want to jump the gun, [but] I will tell you, though, that my goal is to have the best possible… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I was able to excite and engage people who previously hadn't been involved in politics, and part of the reason that I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
And I’ve said this all across the country when I talk to parents about education, government has to fulfill its obligations to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We have to find ways in which, collectively, we agree there's some things that government needs to do to help protect us,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“No, what's troubling is the gap between the magnitude of our challenges and the smallness of our politics--the ease with which we… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“It was also interesting to see that political interaction in Europe is not that different from the United States Senate. There's a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that to the extent that we focus on problems where we can build a moral and a political consensus, then… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the challenges of a democratic government is making sure that even in the midst of emergencies and passions, we make… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What Reagan ushered in was a skepticism toward government solutions to every problem. I don't think that has changed — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that today, faith drives so much of our politics, that I thought, "If you don't talk about it, you are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, you've grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that's at the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The federal government and our democracy is not a speedboat. It's an oceanliner, as I discovered when I came into office. It… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
To the extent that our political dialogue is such where everything is under suspicion, everybody is corrupt and everybody is doing things… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
At some fundamental level, religion does not allow for compromise. It insists on the impossible. If God has spoken, then followers are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The more we can encourage entrepreneurship, particularly for young people, the more they have hope. That requires some reforms in these [African]… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Progress does not compel us to settle centuries-long debates about the role of government for all time, but it does require us… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I've been struck by how hungry we all are for a different kind of politics. So I've spent some time thinking about… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I believe moderates will need to be driven out in order to usher in the progressive era. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
America is a strong and resilient country. And I know we will succeed, if we put aside partisanship and politics and work… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
[People] are looking for some means of control and what that means is is that the politics in all of our countries… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our tears are not enough. Our words and our prayers are not enough. If we really want to honor these twelve men… — 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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