America thrived in the 20th century because we made high school free. We sent a generation to college. We cultivated the most… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We believed we could prepare our kids for a more competitive world. And today, our younger students have earned the highest math… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
This massacre in Orlando is therefore a further reminder of how easy it is for someone to get their hands on a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The public school system is not about educating black children. Never has been. Inner-city schools are about social control. Period. They’re operated… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If poverty is a disease that infects the entire community in the form of unemployment and violence, failing schools and broken homes,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Now, in practice, in daily social interactions, etc., there may be all kinds of biases and prejudices that are unspoken, that people… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Nobody's cooler than my two girls. They just seem to take whatever comes with, you know - happiness and - steadiness. And… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You wouldn't know that if you talked to Human Rights Watch or Amnesty International or some of the international activist organizations. Certainly… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Michelle, I love you so much. The other night, I think the entire country saw just how lucky I am. Malia and… — 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
Let's take the money that we've been spending on war over the last decade to rebuild America, roads, bridges schools. We do… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Imagine if you had genuine, high-quality early-childhood education for every child, and suddenly every black child in America - but also every… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The future must not belong to those who bully women. It must be shaped by girls who go to school and those… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I've consistently said, we need to support charter schools. I think it is important to experiment, by looking at how we can… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you want some additional money for your school, we'll give it to you. But you've got to compete, show us that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In America, we started the public school system very early in the century, and as a consequence we had more skilled workers… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That's what the Affordable Care Act is all about. It's about filling the gaps in employer-based care so that when we lose… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I was raised by a single mom who had to put herself through school while looking after two kids. And she worked… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think the American people recognize is after a decade of war it's time to do some nation building here at home.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Affirmative action is not going to be the long-term solution to the problems of race in America, because, frankly, if you've got… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we can make sure that that young boys starting at the age of three or four already knows their colors and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
...Started by missionaries in 1841, Punahou Academy had grown into a prestigious prep school, an incubator for island elites...It hadn't been easy… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Let's also make sure that a high school diploma puts our kids on a path to a good job. Right now, countries… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Today, we are closer to fulfilling America's promise of economic and social justice because we stand on the shoulders of giants like… — 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
