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Violence Quotes by Barack Obama

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One quote says, “I know this is not the first time this country has debated how to reduce gun violence.” Other statements condemn terror, stress that no act of violence will go unpunished, and call for rejecting hateful ideologies worldwide. They also connect poverty and broken schools to crime, and they reflect on the idea that violence only breeds more violence.

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To anyone out there who has ever been assaulted: You will never be alone. You are never alone. We have your back.…

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We may never understand what leads anybody to terrorize their fellow human beings. Such violence, such evil is senseless. It's beyond reason.

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We know that ISIL and other terrorist groups are actively encouraging people, around the world and in our country, to commit terrible…

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If you ask the average person they'd tell ya, "Naw, it's much more dangerous," despite the fact that violent crime has dropped…

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I am living testimony to the moral force of non-violence. I know there's nothing weak - nothing passive - nothing naïve -…

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Young men need to show women the respect they deserve and recognize sexual assault and to do their part to stop it.

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I know this is not the first time this country has debated how to reduce gun violence. But this time is different.

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We will stand against violence and intimidation. We will stand for the rights and dignity of all human beings.

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I have been in Washington for a while now, and most things don't surprise me. The fact that twenty 6-year-olds were gunned…

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Ultimately, only diplomacy can bring about a durable solution to the challenge posed by Iran's nuclear program. As President and Commander in…

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I do not accept that we cannot find a common sense way to preserve our traditions, including our basic second amendment freedoms…

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But having made my decision as Commander-in-Chief based on what I am convinced is our national security interests, I will seek authorization…

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I can think about what [Mahatma] Gandhi said or [Martin Luther] King said about violence begetting violence, and still be true to…

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Muslim leaders around the globe have to continue working with us to decisively and unequivocally reject the hateful ideology that groups like…

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If poverty is a disease that infects the entire community in the form of unemployment and violence, failing schools and broken homes,…

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Poorly secured nuclear material in the former Soviet Union, or secrets from a scientist in Pakistan could help build a bomb that…

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But the question is, do we care enough? Do we care enough to keep standing up for the country that we know…

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Citizenship means standing up for the lives that gun violence steals from us each day. I have seen the courage of parents,…

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No other advanced nation endures this kind of violence. None. Here in America, the murder rate is three times what it is…

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We have seen violence and terror perpetrated by those who profess to stand up for faith, their faith. Professed to stand up…

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There is no military solution to the war in Iraq. Our troops can help suppress the violence, but they cannot solve its…

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It ought to concern every person, because it is a debasement of our common humanity. It ought to concern every community, because…

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In dealing with those nations that break rules and laws, I believe that we must develop alternatives to violence that are tough…

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When the United States stands up for human rights, by example at home and by effort abroad, we align ourselves with men…

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We know we can't stop every act of violence, every act of evil in the world, but maybe we could try to…

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No religion is responsible for terrorism. People are responsible for violence and terrorism.

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It's time to "stop being ambivalent." ... They (groups like the Islamic State) have no ideology beyond violence and chaos and the…

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Mexico is going to need the United States to cooperate in order to rid itself of the violence and corruption that results…

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This idea that America is somehow on the verge of collapse, this vision of violence and chaos everywhere, doesn't really jibe with…

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I want people around the world to hear me. To all those who would do us harm, no act of terror will…

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The violence engulfing the region today has made too many Israelis ready to abandon the hard work of peace. But let’s be…

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The trade agreement itself does have labor and environmental protections, but we have to stand for human rights and we have to…

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Together we can change our culture for the better by ending violence against women and girls, artists have a unique power to…

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Evil does exist in the world. A non-violent movement could not have halted Hitler's armies. Negotiations cannot convince al Qaeda's leaders to…

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The number of Americans killed since 9/11 by terrorism, it's less than 100. If you look at the number that have been…

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If we neglect or abandon those who are suffering in poverty ... not only are we depriving ourselves of potential opportunities for…

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We have to enforce the laws we've already got, make sure that we're keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, those…

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We remember the specter of sectarian violence -- al Qaeda's attacks on mosques and pilgrims, militias that carried out campaigns of intimidation…

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Of course, violence will not end with our combat mission. Extremists will continue to set off bombs, attack Iraqi civilians and try…

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When people are oppressed, and human rights are denied - particularly along sectarian lines or ethnic lines - when dissent is silenced,…

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