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Promise Quotes by Barack Obama

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Barack Obama talks about promises that shape a nation. He says we must keep the promise of opportunity, deliver equal pay and health‑care, and bring troops home. He also links immigration to the idea of America as a land of promise, and he stresses the need for realistic goals.

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I will not walk away from the promise of clean energy.

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Opportunity is who we are. And the defining project of our generation must be to restore that promise.

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Our government shouldn't make promises we cannot keep, but we must keep the promises we've already made.

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I don't want to make promises, not knowing what the situation's going to be three or four years out.

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Its important for people to know that I will make many promises to get their votes.

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The basic American promise that if you work hard, you could do well enough to raise a family, own a home, send…

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Now is the time to keep the promise of equal pay for an equal day's work, because I want my daughters to…

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And let me say this as a politician I can promise you this, political leaders will never take risks if the people…

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If we're going to prevent people from being susceptible to the false promises of extremism, then the international community has to offer…

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After a century of striving, after a year of debate, after a historic vote, health care reform is no longer an unmet…

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We will keep the promise of Social Security by taking the responsible steps to strengthen it - not by turning it over…

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“Let us keep that promise – that American promise – and in the words of Scripture -- hold firmly, without wavering, to…

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Our environment is too important to neglect and it's time for the federal government to focus on real solutions and live up…

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We remember the surge and we remember the Awakening -- when the abyss of chaos turned toward the promise of reconciliation. By…

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And let me say this as a politician I can promise you this, political leaders will never take risks if the people…

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That's why I stand here tonight. Because for two hundred and thirty two years, at each moment when that promise was in…

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Now, as a nation, we don't promise equal outcomes, but we were founded on the idea everybody should have an equal opportunity…

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I swore an oath to uphold the laws on the books . Now, I know some people want me to bypass Congress…

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While we have come a long way since the Stonewall riots in 1969, we still have a lot of work to do.…

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What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility - a recognition, on the part of every American, that…

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We also recommit to supporting tribal self-determination, security, and prosperity for all Native Americans. While we cannot erase the scourges or broken…

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My top priority in any trade negotiation is expanding opportunity for hardworking Americans. It's no secret that past trade deals haven't always…

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Faced with the potential of mass atrocities and a call for help from the Libyan people, the United States and our friends…

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America, we cannot turn back. Not with so much work to be done. Not with so many children to educate, and so…

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This country of ours has more wealth than any nation, but that's not what makes us rich. We have the most powerful…

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I know starting careers in troubled times is a challenge, but it is also a privilege. Because it's moments like these that…

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The path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult. But America cannot resist this transition, we must lead it.…

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When I think about what I'm going through, as President, it doesn't compare to what the folks that I'm representing are going…

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This kind of gaping inequality gives lie to the promise that’s at the very heart of America: that this is a place…

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And that means that no matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the American people: If you…

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The American people and the Israeli peoples share a faith in the future and believe that democracies can shape their own destinies…

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More fundamentally, this kind of gaping inequality gives lie to the promise at the very heart of America: that this is the…

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When it comes to the war in Iraq, the time for promises and assurances for waiting and for patience is over. Too…

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Now, I swore an oath to uphold the laws on the books... Now, I know some people want me to bypass Congress…

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It is that promise that has always set this country apart-that through hard work and sacrifice, each of us can pursue our…

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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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I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all…

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There was never a promise that race relations in America would be entirely resolved during my presidency or anybody's presidency. I mean,…

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I believe we can keep the promise of our founders, the idea that if you're willing to work hard, it doesn't matter…

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Entrepreneurs embody the promise of America: the idea that if you have a good idea and are willing to work hard and…

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