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Barack Obama on Easter

born 1961 United States

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The absence of hope can rot a society from within.

Nobel Prize acceptance speech (2009)

Ramadan is a celebration of a faith known for great diversity and racial equality.

Faith is not just something you have, it's something you do.

Hope is the bedrock of this nation. The belief that our destiny will not be written for us, but by us, by all those men and women who are not content to settle for the world as it is, who have the courage to remake the world as it should be.

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.

Ultimately, it is that faith — those ideals — that are the true measure of American leadership.

Address on interventions in Libya (2011)

You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt.

Let's not play games. What I was suggesting — you're absolutely right that John McCain has not talked about my Muslim faith.

We saw people of faith praying together and chanting – “Muslims, Christians, We are one.”

Remarks on Egyptian political transition (2011)

[W]e were inspired by the fierce dignity of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, as she proved that no human being can truly be imprisoned if hope burns in your heart.

Yangon University Speech (2012)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Barack Obama (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.