I think we have two conflicting traditions in this country. I think it's important for us to recognize that we've got a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'll turn the page on a growing empire of classified information. We'll protect sources and methods, but we won't use sources and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
[About his marijuana use] I did. It's not something that I'm proud of. It was a mistake as a young man, but… — 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
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
We must begin by acknowledging a hard truth. We will not eradicate violent conflict in our lifetimes. There will be times when… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I've got a pen, and I've got a phone, and I can use that pen to sign executive orders and take executive… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our enemies are fully aware that they can use oil as a weapon against America. And if we don't take this threat… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I will not stand by while the special interests use the same old tactics to keep things exactly the way they are… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I would not have the Justice Department prosecuting and raiding medical marijuana users. It's not a good use of our resources. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Even if the criticism is not always perfectly informed and in some cases I would deem unfair, just the noise, attention, fuss… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The quibble I have with President [Barack] Obama is,and I think some other people will have it, too is that the rhetoric… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The Democrats are using the human trafficking bill's language that's been there for 40 years, regarding the use of federal funds for abortion. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What we can do is to live out our lives as best we can with purpose, and love, and joy. We can… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If we think that we can secure our country by just talking tough without acting tough and smart, then we will misunderstand… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Together, we could open up government and invite citizens in, while connecting all of America to 21st century broadband. We could use… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
US intelligence agencies will only use such data to meet specific security requirements: counterintelligence, counterterrorism, counterproliferation, cybersecurity, force protection for our troops… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We are convinced, as some of you may be convinced, that changing the way we produce and use energy is essential to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The issue of climate change is one that we ignore at our own peril. There may still be disputes about exactly how… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We reject the use of national security letters to spy on citizens who are not suspected of a crime. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We've got to identify new strategies to use cleaner energy, because that is a recipe for reducing the overall amount of pollution… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I've got a pen and I've got a phone - and I can use that pen to sign executive orders and take… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What we can be scientifically certain of is that our continued use of fossil fuels is pushing us to a point of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Some of Donald Trump's gifts that obviously allowed him to execute one of the biggest political upsets in history, those are ones… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Every three weeks, we bring online as much solar power as we did in all of 2008...That’s why, over the past six… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The authorization I propose would provide the flexibility to conduct ground combat operations in other more limited circumstances, such as rescue operations… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Rather than pointing fingers or assigning blame, let’s use this occasion to expand our moral imaginations, to listen to each other more… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I use a different style if I'm speaking to a big crowd; I can gin up folks pretty well. But when I'm… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
And, as a consequence of the pressure that we've applied over the last couple of weeks, we have Syria -- for the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The truth is that, in trying to get at terrorists who are in countries that either are unwilling or unable to capture… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you don't have any fresh ideas, then you use stale tactics to scare the voters. If you don't have a record… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Rather take that moral sense and apply it to the particulars of a job that is going to test those ethical and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We should never forget that God granted us the power to reason so that we would do His work here on Earth… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
But having made my decision as Commander-in-Chief based on what I am convinced is our national security interests, I will seek authorization… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
No, you can't deny women their basic rights and pretend it's about your 'religious freedom'. If you don't like birth control, don't… — 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
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