That applies, by the way, even to some of the folks who are now [Donald] Trump supporters. They're responding to a fictional… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
[People] are looking for some means of control and what that means is is that the politics in all of our countries… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think, the argument sometimes that I've had with folks who are much more interested in sort of race-specific programs is less… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you want to right-size executive power relative to the other branches of government, the best way to do that is to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
On the one hand information is moving quick or the way in which people consume information is changing so fast. Clearly this… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We've come to be consumed by a 24-hour, slash-and-burn, negative ad, bickering, small-minded politics that doesn't move us forward. Sometimes one side… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see America as… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There is a word in South Africa - ubuntu - that describes his greatest gift: his recognition that we are all bound… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It [the Constitution] didn't break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in the Constitution, at least… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You know, when Trayvon Martin was first shot I said that this could have been my son. Another way of saying that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Now let's make two things clear: ISIL is not 'Islamic.' No religion condones the killing of innocents, and the vast majority of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I was raised by a single mom who had to put herself through school while looking after two kids. And she worked… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When Americans are called on to innovate, that's what we do - whether it's making more fuel-efficient cars or more fuel-efficient appliances,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You got into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Believe it or not, entertainment is part of our American diplomacy, it is part of what makes us exceptional, part of what… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What I consistently say to young people - I say it in the United States, but I'll say it here in Germany… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So while an incredible amount of progress has been made, on this fifth anniversary, I wanted to come here and tell the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I don't think I underestimated [Vladimir Putin], but I think that I underestimated the degree to which, in this new information age,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our intelligence agencies will continue to gather information about the intentions of governments - as opposed to ordinary citizens - around the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
People who have health insurance are benefiting in all sorts of ways that they may not be aware of, everything from no… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There's no way to resolve Syria without Iran being involved, given its financing of Assad and the fact that Hezbollah is probably… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My life story is something obviously that belongs to me very personally. And the fact of the matter is that I had… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The strongest democracies flourish from frequent and lively debate, but they endure when people of every background and belief find a way… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It continues to be my strong belief that the way we are going to make sure that everybody feels a part of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We are reorganizing how we work with state and local governments to make sure that we are not prioritizing families [for deportation],… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We ask for nothing more than the chance to blaze our own trail, and yet each of us is only here because… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“At a time when our discourse has become so sharply polarized, at a time when we are far too eager to lay… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for the 21st… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
On Syria, it's clear that the indiscriminate attacks on civilians by the [Bashar] Assad regime and Russia will only worsen the humanitarian… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I've said to [Donald Trump], and I think others have said to him that the day that he is the President of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the great things about our democracy is it expresses itself in all sorts of ways. And that includes people protesting.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
ISIS is not an organization that can destroy the United States. This is not a huge industrial power that can pose great… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The day I'm inaugurated, this country looks at itself differently and the world looks at America differently. If you believe that we've… — 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:… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When the economy is still struggling, putting people back to work, finding ways to spur economic activity, ultimately can help to reduce… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There is a little bit of that schoolyard attitude of, it's one thing for a guy your own size to mouth off… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We won't apologise for our way of life, nor will we weaver in its defence, and for those who seek to advance… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you look at the current Mosul campaign against ISIL, for example the few thousand troops that we have there to support… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I am convinced that whenever we exaggerate or demonize, oversimplify or overstate our case, we lose. Whenever we dumb down the political… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think Ronald Reagan changed the trajectory of America in a way that Richard Nixon did not and in a way that… — 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
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 Image
It's good to get fresh legs in [the White house]. I think that it refreshes our democracy. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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 Image
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