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But I come here today, Berlin, to say complacency is not the character of great nations.
Brandenburg Gate Speech (2013)
We are a strong, tight-knit family who has made it through some very, very hard times.
State of the Union Address (2015)
The more that TV pundits reduce serious debates into silly arguments, and big issues into sound bites, our citizens turn away.
State Of The Union (2010)
That’s what I’m opposed to. A dumb war. A rash war. A war based not on reason but on passion, not on principle but on politics.
Remarks of Illinois State Sen. Barack Obama Against Going to War with Iraq (2002)
Our first and immutable commitment must be to the security of Israel, our only true ally in the Middle East and the only democracy
The shadow of crisis has passed, and the State of the Union is strong.
State of the Union Address (2015)
Your experience cautions that progress is neither easy nor quick.
Remarks to the People of Estonia (2014)
But that's the nature of democracy. That's why it works, is because it's constantly challenging leaders to up their game and to do better.
Remarks to the Kenyan People (2015)
A woman who is denied an education is denied equality.
A New Beginning (2009)
But I believe those human rights are universal. I believe they are the rights of the American people, the Cuban people, and people around the world.
Remarks to the People of Cuba (2016)
Sanctions must exact a real price. Intransigence must be met with increased pressure — and such pressure exists only when the world stands together as one.
Nobel Prize acceptance speech (2009)
Does anyone really believe that a guy who’s spent his 70 years on this Earth showing no regard for working people is suddenly going to be your champion? Your voice?
DNC Address (2016)
We are a people of improbable hope. With an eye toward the future, with resolve in our hearts, let us remember this history, and answer our destiny, and remake the world once again.
A World that Stands as One (2008)
There’s only one thing we can be sure of, and that is the love that we have for our children, for our families, for each other. The warmth of a small child’s embrace, that is true.
Sandy Hook Prayer Vigil (2012)
America has an important strategic interest in preventing Qaddafi from overrunning those who oppose him.
Address on interventions in Libya (2011)
Our history and the facts show that immigrants are a net plus for our economy and our society.
Address to the Nation on Immigration (2014)
There will be times, though, when our safety is not directly threatened, but our interests and our values are.
Address on interventions in Libya (2011)
I believe this because these ideals that we affirm are true; these ideals are universal.
Address to European Youth (2014)
In case you missed it, this week, there was a tragedy in Kansas. Ten thousand people died – an entire town destroyed.
That is the judgment of our Nuclear Regulatory Commission and many other experts.
Address on the natural and nuclear energy disasters in Japan (2011)