--- title: "6 Union Quotes By Barack Obama" description: "6 Union quotes by Barack Obama. Plus more from Barack Obama and more Union sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/640/barack-obama-17_address_we-welcome-the-scrutiny-of-the-world-bec_552081.jpg" --- > [We welcome the scrutiny of the world - because what you see in America is a country that has steadily worked to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-welcome-the-scrutiny-of-the-world-because-what-you-see-in-america/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/640/barack-obama-17_address_we-welcome-the-scrutiny-of-the-world-bec_552081.jpg) > [It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for granted today. The 40-hour work week, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-was-the-labor-movement-that-helped-secure-so-much-of-what-we-take/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b8/barack-obama-17_family_it-was-the-labor-movement-that-helped-se_1163078.jpg) > [We all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader who saved our Union. Founder of the Republican Party.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-all-remember-abraham-lincoln-as-the-leader-who-saved-our-union/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/deb/barack-obama-17_abraham_we-all-remember-abraham-lincoln-as-the-l_1242716.jpg) > [That's the true genius of America: that America can change. Our union can be perfected. What we've already achieved gives us hope…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/that-s-the-true-genius-of-america-that-america-can-change-our-union/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/183/barack-obama-17_achieve_that-s-the-true-genius-of-america-that-a_2183521.jpg) > [This union may never be perfect, but generation after generation has shown that it can always be perfected.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/this-union-may-never-be-perfect-but-generation-after-generation-has/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0d/barack-obama-17_generations_this-union-may-never-be-perfect-but-gene_2743005.jpg) > [There are certain things we can only do together. There are certain things only a union can do. Only a union could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/there-are-certain-things-we-can-only-do-together-there-are-certain/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb4/barack-obama-17_abraham_there-are-certain-things-we-can-only-do_3069827.jpg) ## Other authors on Union ## More by Barack Obama > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/so-here-s-what-i-want-you-to-know-and-here-s-what-i-want-all-our-men/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-peaceful-transition-of-power-is-one-of-the-hallmarks-of-our/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/as-opposed-to-getting-into-arguments-about-well-these-folks-have-been/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [Donald Trump is temperamentally unfit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/donald-trump-is-temperamentally-unfit/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/what-we-ve-said-to-the-girls-is-if-you-guys-ever-decide-that-you-re/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [Nobody is listening to your telephone calls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/nobody-is-listening-to-your-telephone-calls/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [All of us take offense to anyone who reaps the rewards of living in America without taking on the responsibilities of living in America.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/all-of-us-take-offense-to-anyone-who-reaps-the-rewards-of-living-in/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [The world is complicated and full of grays, but there's still truth there to be found.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-world-is-complicated-and-full-of-grays-but-there-s-still-truth/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [ That is another theme in the book \[Dreams from My Father\]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How do we… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/that-is-another-theme-in-the-book-dreams-from-my-father-how-do-we/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-can-say-across-europe-that-many-principles-that-have-been-taken-for/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/so-americans-understand-the-costs-of-war-yet-as-a-country-we-will/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking safety in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-want-to-thank-the-greek-people-publicly-for-their-humanitarian/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [We had a farewell dinner for some of my senior staff, and generally everybody likes to talk about how cool I was.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-had-a-farewell-dinner-for-some-of-my-senior-staff-and-generally/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [ It's good to get fresh legs in \[the White house\]. I think that it refreshes our democracy. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/it-s-good-to-get-fresh-legs-in-the-white-house-i-think-that-it/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) > [Believe it or not, entertainment is part of our American diplomacy, it is part of what makes us exceptional, part of what makes us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/believe-it-or-not-entertainment-is-part-of-our-american-diplomacy-it/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/union/barack-obama/#itemlist", "name": "6 Union Quotes By Barack Obama", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We welcome the scrutiny of the world - because what you see in America is a country that has steadily worked to address our problems and make our union more perfect.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barack Obama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-welcome-the-scrutiny-of-the-world-because-what-you-see-in-america/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/640/barack-obama-17_address_we-welcome-the-scrutiny-of-the-world-bec_552081.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/640/barack-obama-17_address_we-welcome-the-scrutiny-of-the-world-bec_552081.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/640/barack-obama-17_address_we-welcome-the-scrutiny-of-the-world-bec_552081.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We welcome the scrutiny of the world - because what you see in America is a country that has steadily worked…” — Barack Obama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for granted today. 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