When I've sent young men and women into harm's way, I always understand that that is the last resort, not the first… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Here in Europe, I think that there are a lot of young people who forget the issues that were at stake during… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It is time for a new compact among the civilized peoples of this world to eradicate war at its most fundamental source:… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When people see opportunity, when they have a sense of control of their own destiny, then they're less vulnerable to the propaganda… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Every single thing I've done, from the Affordable Care Act to pushing to raise the minimum wage, to making sure that young… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In a summer marked by instability in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, I know the world also took notice of the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In too many communities, too many young men of color are left behind and seen only as objects of fear. Through initiatives… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I learned to slip back and forth between my black and white worlds. One of those tricks I had learned: People were… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
You have young men of color in many communities who are more likely to end up in jail or in the criminal… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
But it will depend on young people like you being open to new ideas and new possibilities. And it will require young… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We need somebody who's got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it's like to be a young teenage mom, the empathy… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When we were working on immigration reform and there was a young Latino man, young immigration activist here who, in the Roosevelt… — 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
The more we can encourage entrepreneurship, particularly for young people, the more they have hope. That requires some reforms in these [African]… — 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
I believe we can keep the promise of our founders, the idea that if you're willing to work hard, it doesn't matter… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The profound mistake of Reverend Wright's sermons is not that he spoke about racism in our society. It's that he spoke as… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We're going to have to invest in the American people again, in tax cuts for the middle class, in health care for… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Let's also say that the Justice Department and the courts are making sure, as I've said in a speech before, that when… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The problem is that young people are less likely to vote than older people. What results is a situation in which sometimes… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As you might imagine, if you're a teenager having a couple of people with microphones and guns always following you around, that… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What I believe unites the people of this nation, regardless of race or region or party, young or old, rich or poor,… — 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
Immigration keeps this country young, it keeps it dynamic, we have entrepreneurs and strivers who come here and are willing to take… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm not so out of touch that I don't see how young people interact today.It was horrific. And that's an example of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The most important thing we can do is to make sure that we've got very high standards, we expect a lot out… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The president of the United States is supposed to lead the free world and not follow it. Other nations have been more… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I warn young people that I interact with about this - you get into unrealistic expectations where you think that, "Oh, we're… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My Bible tells me that if we train a child in the way he should go, when he is old he will… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
So don't get cynical. Cynicism didn't put a man on the moon. Cynicism has never won a war, or cured a disease,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If I'm president, some day, young kids will look at the world differently. They will say, I could be president some day.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What we want is for people to know that you can get affordable health care and most young Americans, they're not covered… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We've got to make sure that teachers are respected, that they are rewarded, that young people like yourself who have talent and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Now, I've lived long enough to know that race relations are better than they were 10 or 20 or 30 years ago… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Those opportunity gaps begin early, often at birth. And they compound over time, becoming harder and harder to bridge, making too many… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
And so you [young Americans]need to be the Idea Generation. The generation who's always thinking on the cutting edge, who's wondering how… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think it is important that we are targeting HIV/AIDS resources into the communities where we're seeing the highest growth rates. That… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I am looking forward to getting out of the bubble. I am glad that I'm leaving this place at a relatively young… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
For the young people here: practicality is a good thing. There are times where compromise is necessary. That's part of wisdom. But… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As has been well documented, I smoked pot as a kid, and I view it as a bad habit and a vice,… — 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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