My first job as commander in chief is to keep the American people safe. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you're looking for the safe choice, you shouldn't be supporting a black guy named Barack Obama to be the next leader… — 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
Whatever decisions I make are going to be based first on a strategy to keep us safe and then we'll figure out… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our journey is not complete until all our children ... know that they are cared for and cherished and always safe from harm. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The only reason I send a single young man or woman in uniform anywhere in the world is because I think it's… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't have a philosophical objection, necessarily, to a travel ban if that is the thing that is going to keep the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We're not going to put the cart before the horse and just think by sending more troops, we're automatically going to make… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What the American people understand is that I look at what we need to get done to keep the American people safe… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We are on alert 24/7. And everything that you report will be investigated. We do it in private. We do it covertly.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
To look at long term trends in our economy, in our society, in the international sphere and using my best judgment, shape… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We're going to make sure, regardless of disagreements we have on policy, that our military and intelligence cooperation to keep the Israeli… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We need not throw away 200 years of American jurisprudence while we fight terrorism. We need not choose between our most deeply… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Some banks won’t make it. Other banks are going to make sure that we strengthen. All deposits are going to be safe… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our priority is to go after ISIL. And so what we have said is that we are not engaging in a military… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think Barack Obama 'll talk about the actions that we've taken, not just since 9/11, but since Paris, to help keep… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Because of you, in Afghanistan we've broken the momentum of the Taliban. Because of you, we've begun a transition to the Afghans… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Iran has agreed to deepen our coordination as we work to locate Robert Levinson, missing from Iran for more than eight years.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Today, about 40 percent of America's carbon pollution comes from our power plants. There are no federal limits to the amount those… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that the FDA has not been able to catch some of these things as quickly as I expect them to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What can I do to make sure that middle-class families are feeling more secure, that more young people are able to access… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the things we're going to have to discuss and debate is how are we striking this balance between the need… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
And as husbands and fathers and brothers, we have to step up because every girl's life matters, every daughter deserves the same… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What we can do is make sure that Afghanistan is not a safe haven for Al Qaeda. What we can do it… — 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
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
If we don’t uphold our Constitution and our values, that over time, that will make us less safe and that will be… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I have to make the very best judgments I can make in terms of what's gonna keep the American people safe. And… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If any individual who objects to government policy can take it in their own hands to publicly disclose classified information, then we… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We are the party of Roosevelt. We are the party of Kennedy. So don't tell me that Democrats won't defend this country.… — 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 am a strong believer in the free market. I am a strong believer in capitalism. But, I am also a strong… — 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
