It should be the power of our vote, not the size of our bank accounts, that drives our democracy — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My administration is the only thing between you [CEO's] and the pitchforks. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If everybody voted, then it would completely change the political map in this country. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
[This upset] means that means Donald Trump now has to transition to governance. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm never surprised by controversies that are whipped up in Washington. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The terror attacks have reshaped the campaign and may have given another boost to Donald Trump. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My hope is Donald Trump makes things better. And if he does, we'll all benefit from it. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton was an outstanding secretary of state. She would never intentionally put America in any kind of jeopardy. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Politics has never been for the thin-skinned or the faint-of-heart, and if you enter the arena, you should expect to get roughed… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think [ unpopular presidential candidates ] indicates, at least on the Democratic side, that we've got more work to do to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
First of all, I think everybody has to acknowledge don't underestimate the guy [Donald Trump], because he's going to be 45th president… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My God, Donald Trump is unfit! He's ill-tempered, he's unsuited, he is not qualified, he's unsuited to be president. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My hope and expectation is that regardless of what Donald Trump said during the campaign, he's going to have to look carefully… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Well, for 18 months he's been running on this tax plan. And now, five weeks before the election, he's saying that his… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The truth is, some of these comments, when you actually ask 'well, this is based on what? This notion that Obama's a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Eight years ago, you may remember Hillary and I were rivals for the Democratic nomination. We battled for a year and a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Rather than me sort of characterize the appropriateness or inappropriateness of what Donald Trump is doing at the moment, I think what… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The president [Barack Obama] understands that the country's very concerned about [terrorism] issue. And I think what you're going to hear from… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that [having not a lot of time sweating the details] can be both a strength and a weakness. I think… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There are some who might say that somebody named Barack Obama can't be elected senator in the state of Illinois. They're probably… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
How you staff, particularly the chief of staff, the national security adviser, your White House counsel, how you set up a process… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I was always amused that people were either skeptical or surprised that I would choose a Hillary Clinton as a secretary of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The president and the executive branch are always going to have greater latitude and greater authority when it comes to protecting America… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When I talked to [Donald Trump] about - our intelligence agencies, what I've said to him is - is that there are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I found during the course of my political career on the national scene there's a point where the vanity burns away and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It's a campaign strategy. He's all about getting the votes. I support gay marriage too, but Obama only does things to stir… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“The stakes involved in Washington policy debates are often so high-- whether we send our young men and women to war; whether… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I haven't been sorting through each and every aspect of this. Here's what I know: Hillary Clinton was an outstanding Secretary of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When you see a Donald Trump and a Bernie Sanders, very unconventional candidates, have considerable success, then obviously there's something there that's… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There are times where I'd say the Oval Office, you use to gather the facts. The decisions you probably make late at… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think that Donald Trump successfully mobilized a big chunk of America to vote for him and he's going to win. He… — 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
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