We do not want to keep our troops in Afghanistan. We see no military - we seek no military bases there. It… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Since I've been in the Senate, is that my work with people like Tom Coburn on opening up transparency in government, making… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
But the basic principle that we’re going to have to see some of this debt written down, that the government is going… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
For we have a choice in this country. We can accept a politics that breeds division, and conflict, and cynicism. We can… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The Internet didn't get invented on its own. Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As I've said many times, the nuclear deal was never intended to resolve all of our differences with Iran. But still, engaging… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Politics, differences of religion or race, all that fades away when we are confronted with the awesome power of nature, and we're… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Rather than me sort of characterize the appropriateness or inappropriateness of what Donald Trump is doing at the moment, I think what… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“And it's safe to assume that those in power would think longer and harder about launching a war if they envisioned their… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
On the spectrum of successful politicians, I'm not introverted the way some have been. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
People don't expect government to solve all their problems. But they sense, deep in their bones, that with just a slight change… — 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 believe the federal government has the capacity to help open up opportunity and create ladders of opportunity. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What makes [cyber security] difficult is because it's not just a government problem. It is a private sector and government problem. And… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we have Osama bin Laden in our sights and the Pakistani government is unable or unwilling to take them out, then,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that our politics everywhere are gonna be going through this bumpy phase. But as long as we stay true to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I know that the politics around trade can be very difficult - especially in an election year. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What I could not support was a dumb war, a rash war, a war based not on reason but on passion, not… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The genius of our founders is that they designed a system of government that can be changed. And we should take heart,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and to promote… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The trick is figuring out how do we structure government systems that pool resources and hence facilitate some [wealth] redistribution -- because… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Mainly, though, the Democratic Party has become the party of reaction. In reaction to a war that is ill conceived, we appear… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Here in Europe some of the challenges have to do with structures that are so complicated. You've got Brussels, and you've got… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When our government is spoken of as some menacing, threatening, foreign entity, it ignores the fact that in our democracy, government is… — 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