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
My guiding principle as president has been to try to do the right thing even when it's not politically convenient. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think a basic principle of our Constitution is nobody above the law — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
This is a core principle of my presidency - if you threaten America, you will find no safe haven. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
America and Islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition. Instead, they overlap, and share common principles of justice and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Now, at times this issue has tended to degenerate into an 'either-or' type of debate. Either we protect our people from terror… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I agree with the basic principle that anybody who wants to serve in our armed forces and make sacrifices on our behalf,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
This is America, and our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakeable. The principle that people of all faiths are welcome in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We live in a culture that discourages empathy. A culture that too often tells us our principal goal in life is to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that we've had an economy that's been out of balance for too long. So the general principle of raising taxes… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Those opposed to abortion cannot simply invoke God's will-they have to explain why abortion violates some principle that is accessible to people… — 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
Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns in to universal, rather than religion-specific, values... it requires that their proposals be… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Today, on this day of possibility, we stand in the shadow of a lanky, raw-boned man with little formal education who once… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The United States was founded on the idea that all people are endowed with inalienable rights, and that principle has allowed us… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Reinvigorating the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department, making sure that in our Department of Education, where we see evidence of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I have made it clear that we will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country, wherever they are. That means I will… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think we've set the bar with respect to the notion that it is possible to provide health care for people. Now… — 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… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We are willing to uphold principles that have resulted in unprecedented prosperity and security throughout Europe and around the world. With the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Americans have always pursued our dreams within a free market that has been the engine of our progress. It's a market that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
For we have always understood that when times change, so must we, that fidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Not out of mere charity, but because peace in our time requires the constant advance of those principles that our common creed… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
This is why the anti-discrimination principle being enforced is important. Because it won't stop if some of the underlying biases aren't challenged… — 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
Part of people's concern is just the sense that around the world the old order isn't holding and we're not quite yet… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
[A]lthough the principle of equality has always been self-evident, it has never been self-executing. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We are committed to a world in which we keep America safe, but we recognize that our power doesn't just flow from… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
For now, decisions are upon us and we cannot afford delay. We cannot mistake absolutism for principle or substitute spectacle for politics,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
And we have done more in the two and a half years that I've been in here than the previous 43 Presidents… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I commended Angela [Merkel] for her leadership along with President Hollande in working to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. We continued to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think what you're seeing is a profound recognition on the part of the American people that gays and lesbians and transgender… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Over the past eight years, the United States has worked hard to deepen partnerships across the region and across South-east Asia in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we are going to solve the challenges we face, you need a President who will pursue genuine solutions day in and… — 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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