I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What a vindication of the belief that ordinary people can do extraordinary things, what a reminder of what Bobby Kennedy once said,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We had to get out of Chicago so quick. Election night happens, suddenly I'm talking to Ben Bernanke and Hank Paulson and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The day after the attack, governor, I stood in the Rose Garden and I told the American people and the world that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We are willing to uphold principles that have resulted in unprecedented prosperity and security throughout Europe and around the world. With the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When I came into office, the world was divided. Iran was resurgent. Iran is at its weakest point, economically, strategically, militarily, then… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That is the difference we make in the world. And our own safety - our own security - depends upon our willingness… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
To all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
America’s possibilities are limitless, for we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands: youth and drive; diversity and openness;… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As I travel around the world, it's fascinating; European leaders, Asian leaders, they all say to me, America is actually poised to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Both of our nations [America and Germany] were proud to join the Paris Climate Agreement which the world should work to implement… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Here's the truth: the Soviet Union had thousands of nuclear weapons, and Iran doesn't have a single one. But when the world… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So long as I'm Commander-in-Chief, we will sustain the strongest military the world has ever known. When you take off the uniform,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I intend to protect a free and open internet, extend its reach to every classroom, and every community, and help folks build… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Steve was among the greatest of American innovators - brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In your generation, everybody is constantly bombarded with all kinds of different input from different cultures, and that's a strength, that's a… — 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
I have the authority to address the threat from Isil, but I believe we are strongest as a nation when the president… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Throughout history, the arts and humanities have helped men and women around the globe grapple with the most challenging questions and come… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
And that, I suppose, is what I'd been trying to tell my mother that day: that her faith in justice and rationality… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You wouldn't know that if you talked to Human Rights Watch or Amnesty International or some of the international activist organizations. Certainly… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When we helped prevent the massacre of civilians trapped on a distant mountain, here's what one of them said: "We owe our… — 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
I will never forget that the only reason I'm standing here today is because somebody, somewhere stood up for me when it… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
One of the challenges over the last decade is America has done experiments in nation building in places like Iraq and Afghanistan… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What I’ve realized is that life doesn’t count for much unless you’re willing to do your small part to leave our children… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
For me and Michelle, this visit has therefore held special meaning. Throughout my life, including my work as a young man on… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Each side has legitimate aspirations - and that's part of what makes peace so hard. And the deadlock will only be broken… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It's a moral imperative, it's an economic imperative, and it is a security imperative. For we've seen how spikes in food prices… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
America can do whatever we set our mind to. That is the story of our history, whether it's the pursuit of prosperity… — 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
I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking… — 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
It is important for us to understand that the way we are perceived in the world is going to make a difference,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
For half of the world's population, roughly three billion people around the world living on less than two dollars a day, an… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We are going through historic times, and my vision is a world, first of all, in which America continues to be that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
A number of countries, including some who have loudly criticized the NSA, privately acknowledge that America has special responsibilities as the world's… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We have not always been in sync on every issue in terms of our core values, in terms of her integrity, her… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Are we a nation that educates the world's best and brightest in our universities, only to send them home to create businesses… — 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: 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
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