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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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Treat people with respect, whoever they are, and expect your governments to treat everybody with respect. And if you do that, then you’re going to be okay.
Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Town Hall (2014)
There’s a reason why so many who marched that day, and in the days to come, were young -- for the young are unconstrained by habits of fear, unconstrained by the conventions of what is.
Let Freedom Ring" Ceremony (2013)
Juneteenth has never been a celebration of victory, or an acceptance of the way things are. It's a celebration of progress. It's an affirmation that despite the most painful parts of our history, change is possible –– and there is still so much work to do.
If you like the plan you have, you can keep it. If you like the doctor you have, you can keep your doctor, too.
When they launch ballistic missiles with slogans calling for the destruction of Israel, that makes businesses nervous.
Big nations should not bully smaller ones. Disputes should be resolved peacefully.
Democracy cannot be imposed on any nation from the outside. Each society must search for its own path, and no path is perfect.
It begs the question, who are we here to represent?
Peace is far more preferable to war.… I believe that peace is the only path to true security. … And there is no question that the only path to peace is through negotiations.
His peaceful resistance shook the foundations of an empire, exposed the emptiness of a repressive ideology, and proved that moral leadership is more powerful than any weapon.
If the scope of freedom and respect for the rule of law shrinks around the world, the likelihood of war within and between nations increases, and our own freedoms will eventually be threatened.
Farewell Address (2017)
We do know that once again innocent people were killed in part because someone who wanted to inflict harm had no trouble getting their hands on a gun.
As free peoples, we recognize that democracy is the most effective form of government ever devised for delivering progress and opportunity and prosperity and freedom to people.
There have been periods where the folks who were already here suddenly say, 'Well, I don't want those folks,' even though the only people who have the right to say that are some Native Americans.
I continue to believe that Mr. Trump will not be president. And the reason is because I have a lot of faith in the American people.
No human being can truly be imprisoned if hope burns in your heart. [...] A true revolution of the spirit begins in each of our hearts.
Citizenship demands a sense of common purpose; participation in the hard work of self-government; an obligation to serve to our communities.
Sixth State of the Union Address (2014)
I’d like to offer some suggestions for how young leaders like you can fulfill your destiny and shape our collective future — bend it in the direction of justice and equality and freedom.
Howard University commencement address (2016)
But he understood that it is better to live to the very end of his time on Earth with a longing not for the past but for the dreams that have not yet come true -- an Israel that is secure in a just and lasting peace with its neighbors.
We, the people, still believe that every citizen deserves a basic measure of security and dignity.
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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