Stakes Quotes by Barack Obama

12 Stakes quotes by Barack Obama

Barack Obama’s concise collection of twelve statements zeroes in on the weight of choices. He frames the stakes we face in clear, relatable terms, giving readers a short but potent reminder of civic and personal responsibility.

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When our interests and values are at stake, we have a responsibility to act.

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Here in Europe, I think that there are a lot of young people who forget the issues that were at stake during…

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We have a stake in one another...what binds us together is greater than what drives us apart.

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Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed without extraordinary international cooperation. Effective international police…

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This is the defining issue of our time. This is a make-or-break moment for the middle class and for all those who…

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What I've said is we're going to encourage democracy in Pakistan, expand our nonmilitary aid to Pakistan so that they have more…

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That bright blue ball rising over the moon's surface, containing everything we hold dear - the laughter of children, a quiet sunset,…

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There are certain things we can only do together. There are certain things only a union can do. Only a union could…

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another tradition to politics, a tradition (of politics) that stretched from the days of the country’s founding to the glory of the…

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Environmentalism is not an upper-income issue, it's not a white issue, it's not a black issue, it's not a South or a…

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I think that the risk to all the progress we've made was at stake in the election because not just the president-elect…

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Yes, our greatness as a nation has depended on individual initiative, on a belief in the free market. But it has also…

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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…

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The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy.

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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…

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Donald Trump is temperamentally unfit.

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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…

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Nobody is listening to your telephone calls.

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All of us take offense to anyone who reaps the rewards of living in America without taking on the responsibilities of living in America.…

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The world is complicated and full of grays, but there's still truth there to be found.

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That is another theme in the book [Dreams from My Father]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How do we…

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I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an…

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So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when…

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I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking safety in…

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We had a farewell dinner for some of my senior staff, and generally everybody likes to talk about how cool I was.

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It's good to get fresh legs in [the White house]. I think that it refreshes our democracy.

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Believe it or not, entertainment is part of our American diplomacy, it is part of what makes us exceptional, part of what makes us…

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