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Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States of America from 2009 to 2017. Born in Hawaii, the son of a Kenyan father and a mother from Kansas, he won the 2008 presidential election and was re-elected president in November 2012.
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Poland reminds us that sometimes the smallest steps, however imperfect, can ultimately tear down walls, can ultimately transform the world.
“No matter how much you've done or how successful you've been, there's always more to do, always more to learn and always more to achieve.”
We have the power to make the world we seek, but only if we have the courage to make a new beginning, keeping in mind what has been written.
A New Beginning (2009)
You cannot purchase people’s consent through killing them.
News Conference With Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany (2016)
By 2014, the war in Afghanistan will be over.
It is that spirit, that innate longing for justice and equality, for freedom and solidarity -- that’s the spirit that can light the way forward. It's in you.
Cape Town University Address (2013)
Most of all, I want to thank you for all the generous advance coverage you've given me in anticipation of a successful career. When I actually do something, we'll let you know.
On this Memorial Day, as our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes — and I see many of them in the audience here today — our sense of patriotism is particularly strong.
I will send a strong message that Israel is our friend, that we will assist in their security and that we don't find nuclear weapons acceptable as Iran is currently envisioning it.
Today is a chance for Americans, especially our young people, to say thank you for all the things we love from Japan. Like karate and karaoke. Manga and anime. And, of course, emojis.
We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.
The interests we share as human beings are far more powerful than the forces that drive us apart. [...] If we choose to be bound by the past, we will never move forward.
Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. … Because it’s only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.
I've got the economy set up well for him. No facts, no consequences, they can just have a cartoon.
Our nations are strongest when we uphold the equality of all our people -- and that includes our women.
Address to the People of India (2015)
The sequester is not something that I proposed. It's something that Congress has proposed. It will not happen.
We will defend our people and uphold our values through strength of arms and rule of law.
We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity.
Let us reach for the world that ought to be — that spark of the divine that still stirs within each of our souls.
Nobel Prize acceptance speech (2009)
It turns out, by the way, that oil rigs today generally don't cause spills. They are technologically very advanced.
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Dreams from My Father (1995) · 1 Remarks of Illinois State Sen. Barack Obama Against Going to War with Iraq (2002, speech) · 1 Democratic National Convention speech (2004, speech) · 2 The New Yorker (2004) · 1 Commencement address at the University of Massachusetts Boston (2006, speech) · 1 Voting against a Flag Desecration Amendment (2006) · 1 A World that Stands as One (2008) · 3 Election victory speech (2008, speech) · 1 Yes, we can speech (2008, speech) · 1 A New Beginning (2009) · 20 A World without Nuclear Weapons (2009) · 1 Nobel Prize acceptance speech (2009, speech) · 19 School speech (2009, speech) · 1 nobel peace prize acceptance speech (2009, speech) · 1 State Of The Union (2010) · 2 Weekly Address (2010, speech) · 1 Address on interventions in Libya (2011, speech) · 17 Address on the natural and nuclear energy disasters in Japan (2011, speech) · 4 Remarks at a Dedication Ceremony for the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial (2011, speech) · 1 Remarks on Egyptian political transition (2011, speech) · 3 Remarks on Egyptian protests (2011, speech) · 2 Remarks on death of Osama bin Laden (2011, speech) · 8 Remarks on the economy (2011, speech) · 3 Tucson Memorial Address (2011, speech) · 9 Re-election Speech (2012, speech) · 2