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
Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those who would intimidate, torture, and murder people for exercising the most… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I have said repeatedly that I intend to close Guantanamo, and I will follow through on that. I have said repeatedly that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I have said repeatedly that America doesn't torture and I'm going to make sure that we don't torture. Those are part and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Torture is how you create enemies, not how you defeat them... Torture is how you get bad information, not good intelligence. Torture… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I believe the United States of America must remain a standard bearer in the conduct of war. That is what makes us… — 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
