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You have the power to remind us all that human dignity is not just a universal aspiration, but a human right.
Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Town Hall Speech (2014)
He knew, better than the cynic, that if you look out over the arc of history, human beings should be filled not with fear but with hope.
I do not want to see BP nickel and diming these businesses that are having a tough time.
The true engine of economic growth will always be companies like Solyndra.
It is important to remember that capitalism has been the greatest driver of prosperity and opportunity the world has ever seen.
War itself is never glorious, and we must never trumpet it as such.
The end of the Republic has never looked better.
Manmohan Singh is a wise, wonderful man.
But most great accomplishments, human accomplishments, they're done as a group. And you're job as a leader then, is to be able to assemble to bring together people in a common vision.
This is a core principle of my presidency: If you threaten America, you will find no safe haven.
Statement on ISIL (2014)
Tonight, let us think back to the sense of unity that prevailed on 9/11.
Remarks on death of Osama bin Laden (2011)
As a country, we have been through this too many times.
Remarks after Sandy Hook killings (2012)
Technological progress without an equivalent progress in human institutions can doom us.
I have never seen anyone burn a flag. And if I did, it would take every ounce of restraint I had not to haul off and hit them.
Voting against a Flag Desecration Amendment (2006)
The absence of hope can rot a society from within.
Nobel Prize acceptance speech (2009)
We, the people, still believe that enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.
There is no change without risk, and no progress without sacrifice, and no freedom without solidarity.
We can never say it often or loudly enough: Immigrants and refugees revitalize and renew America.
We Will Not Be Terrorized (2015)
Human trafficking is not a business model, it is a crime, and we are going to stop it.
Remarks at Clinton Global Initiative (2012)
No amount of propaganda can make right something that the world knows is wrong.
Address to European Youth (2014)