Barack Obama's Quotes Collection (166 in 1)
1.
Change will not come if we wait for some other
person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the
change that we seek.
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2.
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.
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3.
We need to steer clear of this poverty of
ambition, where people want to drive fancy cars and wear nice clothes and live
in nice apartments but don't want to work hard to accomplish these things.
Everyone should try to realize their full potential.
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4.
America and Islam are not exclusive and need not
be in competition. Instead, they overlap, and share common principles of
justice and progress, tolerance and the dignity of all human beings.
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5.
And I will do everything that I can as long as I
am President of the United States to remind the American people that we are one
nation under God, and we may call that God different names but we remain one
nation.
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6.
It was the labor movement that helped secure so
much of what we take for granted today. The 40-hour work week, the minimum
wage, family leave, health insurance, Social Security, Medicare, retirement
plans. The cornerstones of the middle-class security all bear the union label.
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7.
It's time to fundamentally change the way that
we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for the 21st
century, we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more
transparent, and more creative. That will demand new thinking and a new sense
of responsibility for every dollar that is spent.
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8.
The fact that we are here today to debate
raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. America has a
debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better. I,
therefore, intend to oppose the effort to increase America's debt.
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9.
It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get
to where we are today, but we have just begun. Today we begin in earnest the
work of making sure that the world we leave our children is just a little bit
better than the one we inhabit today.
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10.
There is not a liberal America and a
conservative America - there is the United States of America. There is not a
black America and a white America and latino America and asian America -
there's the United States of America.
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11.
We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we
want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times... and then just expect that
other countries are going to say OK. That's not leadership. That's not going to
happen.
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12.
My family, frankly, they weren't folks who went
to church every week. My mother was one of the most spiritual people I knew but
she didn't raise me in the church, so I came to my Christian faith later in
life and it was because the precepts of Jesus Christ spoke to me in terms of
the kind of life that I would want to lead.
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13.
I believe marriage is between a man and a woman.
I am not in favor of gay marriage. But when you start playing around with
constitutions, just to prohibit somebody who cares about another person, it
just seems to me that's not what America's about. Usually, our constitutions
expand liberties, they don't contract them.
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14.
I consider it part of my responsibility as
President of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam
wherever they appear.
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15.
I've got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years
old. I am going to teach them first of all about values and morals. But if they
make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby.
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16.
A good compromise, a good piece of legislation,
is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They
say, 'Huh. It works. It makes sense.'
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17.
And we can see the positive impacts right here
at Solyndra. Less than a year ago, we were standing on what was an empty lot. But
through the Recovery Act, this company received a loan to expand its
operations. This new factory is the result of those loans.
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18.
Americans... still believe in an America where
anything's possible - they just don't think their leaders do.
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19.
If the people cannot trust their government to
do the job for which it exists - to protect them and to promote their common
welfare - all else is lost.
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20.
If you're walking down the right path and you're
willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress.
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21.
We have an obligation and a responsibility to be
investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who
have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the
best education possible.
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22.
But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is
still see God in other people, and do our best to help them find their own
grace. That's what I strive to do, that's what I pray to do every day.
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23.
I will cut taxes - cut taxes - for 95 percent of
all working families, because, in an economy like this, the last thing we
should do is raise taxes on the middle class.
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24.
After a century of striving, after a year of
debate, after a historic vote, health care reform is no longer an unmet
promise. It is the law of the land.
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25.
The thing about hip-hop today is it's smart,
it's insightful. The way they can communicate a complex message in a very short
space is remarkable.
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26.
Four years ago, I promised to end the war in
Iraq. We did. I promised to refocus on the terrorists who actually attacked us
on 9/11. We have. We've blunted the Taliban's momentum in Afghanistan, and in
2014, our longest war will be over. A new tower rises above the New York
skyline, al Qaeda is on the path to defeat, and Osama bin Laden is dead.
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27.
In the end, that's what this election is about.
Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?
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28.
On every front there are clear answers out there
that can make this country stronger, but we're going to break through the fear
and the frustration people are feeling. Our job is to make sure that even as we
make progress, that we are also giving people a sense of hope and vision for
the future.
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29.
Cutting the deficit by gutting our investments
in innovation and education is like lightening an overloaded airplane by
removing its engine. It may make you feel like you're flying high at first, but
it won't take long before you feel the impact.
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30.
And so our goal on health care is, if we can
get, instead of health care costs going up 6 percent a year, it's going up at
the level of inflation, maybe just slightly above inflation, we've made huge
progress. And by the way, that is the single most important thing we could do
in terms of reducing our deficit. That's why we did it.
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31.
I think when you spread the wealth around it's
good for everybody.
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32.
If you're looking for the safe choice, you
shouldn't be supporting a black guy named Barack Obama to be the next leader of
the free world.
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33.
We cannot continue to rely only on our military
in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got
to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as
strong, just as well-funded.
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34.
One of the great strengths of the United States
is... we have a very large Christian population - we do not consider ourselves
a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves
a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values.
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35.
We need somebody who's got the heart, the
empathy, to recognize what it's like to be a young teenage mom, the empathy to
understand what it's like to be poor or African-American or gay or disabled or
old - and that's the criterion by which I'll be selecting my judges.
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36.
I found this national debt, doubled, wrapped in
a big bow waiting for me as I stepped into the Oval Office.
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37.
We need earmark reform, and when I'm President,
I will go line by line to make sure that we are not spending money unwisely.
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38.
Even when folks are hitting you over the head,
you can't stop marching. Even when they're turning the hoses on you, you can't
stop.
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39.
I miss Saturday morning, rolling out of bed, not
shaving, getting into my car with my girls, driving to the supermarket,
squeezing the fruit, getting my car washed, taking walks.
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40.
I think what you're seeing is a profound
recognition on the part of the American people that gays and lesbians and
transgender persons are our brothers, our sisters, our children, our cousins,
our friends, our co-workers, and that they've got to be treated like every
other American. And I think that principle will win out.
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41.
I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no
family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not
your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of
your taxes.
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42.
It's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they
cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or
anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their
frustrations.
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43.
Why can't I just eat my waffle?
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44.
And we have done more in the two and a half years
that I've been in here than the previous 43 Presidents to uphold that
principle, whether it's ending "don't ask, don't tell," making sure
that gay and lesbian partners can visit each other in hospitals, making sure
that federal benefits can be provided to same-sex couples.
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45.
We didn't become the most prosperous country in
the world just by rewarding greed and recklessness. We didn't come this far by
letting the special interests run wild. We didn't do it just by gambling and
chasing paper profits on Wall Street. We built this country by making things,
by producing goods we could sell.
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46.
I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996.
It should be repealed and I will vote for its repeal on the Senate floor. I
will also oppose any proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gays and
lesbians from marrying.
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47.
My parents shared not only an improbable love,
they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would
give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America
your name is no barrier to success.
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48.
Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle
for those who would intimidate, torture, and murder people for exercising the
most basic freedoms. If we are to win this struggle and spread those freedoms,
we must keep our own moral compass pointed in a true direction.
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49.
We can't have special interests sitting shotgun.
We gotta have middle class families up in front. We don't mind the Republicans
joining us. They can come for the ride, but they gotta sit in back.
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50.
We worship an awesome God in the Blue States,
and we don't like federal agents poking around our libraries in the Red States.
We coach Little League in the Blue States and have gay friends in the Red
States.
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51.
Here at this site, Solyndra expects to make
enough solar panels each year to generate 500 megawatts of electricity. And
over the lifetime of this expanded facility, that could be like replacing as
many as eight coal-fired power plants.
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52.
Over the last 15 months, we've traveled to every
corner of the United States. I've now been in 57 states? I think one left to
go.
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53.
I know my country has not perfected itself. At
times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of
our people. We've made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our
actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions.
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54.
With the changing economy, no one has lifetime
employment. But community colleges provide lifetime employability.
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55.
Issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of
is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues.
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56.
So long as I'm Commander-in-Chief, we will
sustain the strongest military the world has ever known. When you take off the
uniform, we will serve you as well as you've served us - because no one who
fights for this country should have to fight for a job, or a roof over their
head, or the care that they need when they come home.
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57.
This is the moment when we must build on the
wealth that open markets have created, and share its benefits more equitably.
Trade has been a cornerstone of our growth and global development. But we will
not be able to sustain this growth if it favors the few, and not the many.
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58.
If you were successful, somebody along the line
gave you some help... Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American
system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and
bridges. If you've got a business - you didn't build that. Somebody else made
that happen.
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59.
The United States has been enriched by Muslim
Americans. Many other Americans have Muslims in their families or have lived in
a Muslim-majority country - I know, because I am one of them.
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60.
Al Qaeda is still a threat. We cannot pretend
somehow that because Barack Hussein Obama got elected as president, suddenly
everything is going to be OK.
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61.
I want to reform the tax code so that it's
simple, fair, and asks the wealthiest households to pay higher taxes on incomes
over $250,000 - the same rate we had when Bill Clinton was president; the same
rate we had when our economy created nearly 23 million new jobs, the biggest
surplus in history, and a lot of millionaires to boot.
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62.
No party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy
works without compromise. But when Governor Romney and his allies in Congress
tell us we can somehow lower our deficit by spending trillions more on new tax
breaks for the wealthy - well, you do the math. I refuse to go along with that.
And as long as I'm President, I never will.
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63.
This is the moment when we must come together to
save this planet. Let us resolve that we will not leave our children a world
where the oceans rise and famine spreads and terrible storms devastate our
lands.
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64.
In America, there's a failure to appreciate
Europe's leading role in the world.
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65.
The last thing you want to do is raise taxes in
the middle of the recession because that would just suck up and take more
demand out of the economy and put businesses in a further hole.
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66.
To avoid being mistaken for a sellout, I chose
my friends carefully. The more politically active black students. The foreign
students. The Chicanos. The Marxist professors and structural feminists and
punk-rock performance poets.
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67.
We all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader
who saved our Union. Founder of the Republican Party.
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68.
What Washington needs is adult supervision.
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69.
What I believe is that marriage is between a man
and a woman, but what I also believe is that we have an obligation to make sure
that gays and lesbians have the rights of citizenship that afford them
visitations to hospitals, that allow them to be, to transfer property between
partners, to make certain that they're not discriminated on the job.
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70.
I think same sex couples should be able to get
married.
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71.
We, the People, recognize that we have
responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that
a freedom which only asks what's in it for me, a freedom without a commitment
to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy
of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense.
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72.
But let me perfectly clear, because I know
you'll hear the same old claims that rolling back these tax breaks means a
massive tax increase on the American people: if your family earns less than
$250,000 a year, you will not see your taxes increased a single dime. I repeat:
not one single dime.
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73.
I'm a Christian by choice.
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74.
No one is pro-abortion.
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75.
The day I'm inaugurated, this country looks at
itself differently and the world looks at America differently. If you believe
that we've got to heal America and we've got to repair our standing in the
world, then I think my supporters believe that I am a messenger who can deliver
that message around the world in a way that no other candidate can do.
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76.
We can choose a future where we export more
products and outsource fewer jobs. After a decade that was defined by what we
bought and borrowed, we're getting back to basics, and doing what America has
always done best: We're making things again.
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77.
We've protected thousands of people in Libya; we
have not seen a single U.S. casualty; there's no risks of additional
escalation. This operation is limited in time and in scope.
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78.
I mean, I do think at a certain point you've
made enough money.
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79.
I'm a warrior for the middle class.
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80. Our
friends at the Republican convention were more than happy to talk about
everything they think is wrong with America, but they didn't have much to say
about how they'd make it right. They want your vote, but they don't want you to
know their plan.
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81.
If everybody that voted in 2008 shows up in
2010, we will win this election. We will win this election.
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82.
Let me be absolutely clear. Israel is a strong
friend of Israel's. It will be a strong friend of Israel's under a McCain
administration. It will be a strong friend of Israel's under an Obama
administration. So that policy is not going to change.
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83.
I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is
a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.
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84.
My job is not to represent Washington to you,
but to represent you to Washington.
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85.
But if you - if what - the reports are true,
what they're saying is, is that as a consequence of us getting 30 million
additional people health care, at the margins that's going to increase our
costs, we knew that.
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86.
I don't care whether you're driving a hybrid or
an SUV. If you're headed for a cliff, you have to change direction. That's what
the American people called for in November, and that's what we intend to
deliver.
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87.
I think that there's no doubt that as I see
friends, families, children of gay couples who are thriving, you know, that has
an impact on how I think about these issues.
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88. In
fact, the best thing we could do on taxes for all Americans is to simplify the
individual tax code. This will be a tough job, but members of both parties have
expressed an interest in doing this, and I am prepared to join them.
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89.
Now, anybody who thinks that we can move this
economy forward with just a few folks at the top doing well, hoping that it's
going to trickle down to working people who are running faster and faster just
to keep up, you'll never see it.
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90.
The Bush Administration's failure to be
consistently involved in helping Israel achieve peace with the Palestinians has
been both wrong for our friendship with Israel, as well as badly damaging to
our standing in the Arab world.
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91.
There's not a liberal America and a conservative
America - there's the United States of America.
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92.
Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of
our nation - not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our
military, or the size of our economy. Our pride is based on a very simple
premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago.
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93.
With patient and firm determination, I am going
to press on for jobs. I'm going to press on for equality. I'm going to press on
for the sake of our children. I'm going to press on for the sake of all those
families who are struggling right now. I don't have time to feel sorry for
myself. I don't have time to complain. I am going to press on.
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94.
As I've said, there were patriots who supported
this war, and patriots who opposed it. And all of us are united in appreciation
for our servicemen and women, and our hopes for Iraqis' future.
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95.
For more than four decades, the Libyan people
have been ruled by a tyrant - Moammar Gaddafi. He has denied his people
freedom, exploited their wealth, murdered opponents at home and abroad, and
terrorized innocent people around the world - including Americans who were
killed by Libyan agents.
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96.
I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as
the Great Emancipator.
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97.
I've been fighting with Acorn, alongside Acorn,
on issues you care about, my entire career.
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98.
In December, I agreed to extend the tax cuts for
the wealthiest Americans because it was the only way I could prevent a tax hike
on middle-class Americans. But we cannot afford $1 trillion worth of tax cuts
for every millionaire and billionaire in our society. We can't afford it. And I
refuse to renew them again.
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99.
Money is not the only answer, but it makes a
difference.
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100.
Since I'm the president and Democrats have
controlled the House and the Senate, it's understandable that people are
saying, you know, 'What have you done?'
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101.The future rewards those
who press on. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to
complain. I'm going to press on.
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102.
The Internet didn't get invented on its own.
Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make
money off the Internet. The point is, is that when we succeed, we succeed
because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together.
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103.
We proved that we are still a people capable of
doing big things and tackling our biggest challenges.
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104.
Community colleges play an important role in
helping people transition between careers by providing the retooling they need
to take on a new career.
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105.
Contrary to the claims of some of my critics and
some of the editorial pages, I am an ardent believer in the free market.
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106.
I have Muslim members of my family. I have lived
in Muslim countries.
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107.
In the absence of sound oversight, responsible
businesses are forced to compete against unscrupulous and underhanded
businesses, who are unencumbered by any restrictions on activities that might
harm the environment, or take advantage of middle-class families, or threaten
to bring down the entire financial system.
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108.
John Kerry believes in an America where hard
work is rewarded.
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109.
My task over the last two years hasn't just been
to stop the bleeding. My task has also been to try to figure out how do we
address some of the structural problems in the economy that have prevented more
Googles from being created.
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110.Now we're in the midst
of not just advocating for change, not just calling for change - we're doing
the grinding, sometimes frustrating work of delivering change - inch by inch,
day by day.
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111. Part of
the reason that our politics seems so tough right now and facts and science and
argument does not seem to be winning the day all the time is because we're
hardwired not to always think clearly when we're scared. And the country's
scared.
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112. Take
off your bedroom slippers. Put on your marching shoes," he said, his voice
rising as applause and cheers mounted. "Shake it off. Stop complainin'.
Stop grumblin'. Stop cryin'. We are going to press on. We have work to do.
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113. The
United States is not, and never will be, at war with Islam.
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114. We need
to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time
trying to be excellent.
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115. What do
you think a stimulus is? It's spending - that's the whole point! Seriously.
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116. What is
a danger is that we stay stuck in a new normal where unemployment rates stay
high, people who have jobs see their incomes go up, businesses make big
profits. But they're learned to do more with less, and so they don't hire.
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117. You can
choose a future where more Americans have the chance to gain the skills they
need to compete, no matter how old they are or how much money they have.
Education was the gateway to opportunity for me. It was the gateway for
Michelle. And now more than ever, it is the gateway to a middle-class life.
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118.As a nuclear power - as
the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon - the United States has a
moral responsibility to act.
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119. But do
I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the
answer is no.
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120.
I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I
suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe
in Greek exceptionalism.
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121. I don't
think marriage is a civil right, but I think that being able to transfer
property is a civil right.
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122.I just miss - I miss
being anonymous.
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123.I know that campaigns
can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious
issues become sound bites. And the truth gets buried under an avalanche of
money and advertising. If you're sick of hearing me approve this message, believe
me - so am I.
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124.I said that America's
role would be limited; that we would not put ground troops into Libya; that we
would focus our unique capabilities on the front end of the operation, and that
we would transfer responsibility to our allies and partners.
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125.I think there are a
whole host of things that are civil rights, and then there are other things -
such as traditional marriage - that, I think, express a community's concern and
regard for a particular institution.
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126.I will continue to
believe that Israel's security is paramount.
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127.I will never turn
Medicare into a voucher. No American should ever have to spend their golden
years at the mercy of insurance companies. They should retire with the care and
dignity they have earned.
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128.
I'm no longer just a candidate. I'm the
President. I know what it means to send young Americans into battle, for I have
held in my arms the mothers and fathers of those who didn't return. I've shared
the pain of families who've lost their homes, and the frustration of workers
who've lost their jobs.
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129.If we choose to keep
those tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires, if we choose to keep a tax
break for corporate jet owners, if we choose to keep tax breaks for oil and gas
companies that are making hundreds of billions of dollars, then that means
we've got to cut some kids off from getting a college scholarship.
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130.
Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war
on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed
our lack of preparation for defensive and stability operations. This
Administration has overextended our military.
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131. People
of Berlin - people of the world - this is our moment. This is our time.
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132.The fact that my 15
minutes of fame has extended a little longer than 15 minutes is somewhat
surprising to me and completely baffling to my wife.
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133.There are patriots who
opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported the war in Iraq.
We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all
of us defending the United States of America.
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134.We all knew this. We all
knew that it would take more time than any of us want to dig ourselves out of
this hole created by this economic crisis.
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135.We have real enemies in
the world. These enemies must be found. They must be pursued and they must be
defeated.
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136.We want everybody to act
like adults, quit playing games, realize that it's not just my way or the
highway.
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137.We will keep the promise
of Social Security by taking the responsible steps to strengthen it - not by
turning it over to Wall Street.
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138.
We've persevered because of a belief we share
with the Iraqi people - a belief that out of the ashes of war, a new beginning
could be born in this cradle of civilization. Through this remarkable chapter
in the history of the United States and Iraq, we have met our responsibility.
Now, it's time to turn the page.
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139.What I think is fair to
say is that, coming out of the Republican camp, there have been efforts to
suggest that perhaps I'm not who I say I am when it comes to my faith -
something which I find deeply offensive, and that has been going on for a
pretty long time.
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140.
What I worry about would be that you essentially
have two chambers, the House and the Senate, but you have simply, majoritarian,
absolute power on either side. And that's just not what the founders intended.
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141. Where
the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed
without extraordinary international cooperation. Effective international police
actions require the highest degree of intelligence sharing, planning and
collaborative enforcement.
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142.You know, one of the
things I think you understand as president is you're held responsible for
everything, but you don't always have control of everything, right?
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143.I just want to go
through Central Park and watch folks passing by. Spend the whole day watching
people. I miss that.
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144.I think it is important
for Europe to understand that even though I am president and George Bush is not
president, Al Qaeda is still a threat.
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145.I would put our
legislative and foreign policy accomplishments in our first two years against
any president - with the possible exceptions of Johnson, FDR, and Lincoln - just
in terms of what we've gotten done in modern history. But, you know, but when
it comes to the economy, we've got a lot more work to do. And we're gonna’ keep
on at it.
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146.I've said very clearly,
including in a State of the Union address, that I'm against 'don't ask, don't
tell' and that we're going to end this policy.
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147.If the critics are right
that I've made all my decisions based on polls, then I must not be very good at
reading them.
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148.
It was not a religion that attacked us that
September day. It was al-Qaeda. We will not sacrifice the liberties we cherish
or hunker down behind walls of suspicion and mistrust.
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149.Let me even say before I
even get inaugurated, during the transition we are going to be having meetings
all across the country with community organizations so that you have input into
the agenda for the next presidency of the United States of America.
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150.
Nobody wants to put the creditworthiness of the
United States in jeopardy. Nobody wants to see the United States default. So
we've got to seize this moment, and we have to seize it soon.
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151. Now you
have a choice: we can give more tax breaks to corporations that ship jobs
overseas, or we can start rewarding companies that open new plants and train
new workers and create new jobs here, in the United States of America.
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152.Of course, there is no
question that Libya - and the world - will be better off with Gaddafi out of
power. I, along with many other world leaders, have embraced that goal, and
will actively pursue it through non-military means. But broadening our military
mission to include regime change would be a mistake.
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153.Of course, violence will
not end with our combat mission. Extremists will continue to set off bombs,
attack Iraqi civilians and try to spark sectarian strife. But ultimately, these
terrorists will fail to achieve their goals.
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154.Our combat mission is
ending, but our commitment to Iraq's future is not.
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155.So while an incredible
amount of progress has been made, on this fifth anniversary, I wanted to come
here and tell the people of this city directly: My administration is going to
stand with you - and fight alongside you - until the job is done. Until New
Orleans is all the way back, all the way.
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156.So while I will never
minimize the costs involved in military action, I am convinced that a failure
to act in Libya would have carried a far greater price for America.
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157.The Middle East is
obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries.
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158.
There is probably a perverse pride in my
administration... that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term
it was unpopular. And I think anybody who's occupied this office has to
remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics
and that you can't be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion.
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159.Unlike my opponent, I
will not let oil companies write this country's energy plan, or endanger our
coastlines, or collect another $4 billion in corporate welfare from our
taxpayers.
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160.
We are not at war against Islam.
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161. We
can't get to the $4 trillion in savings that we need by just cutting the 12
percent of the budget that pays for things like medical research and education
funding and food inspectors and the weather service. And we can't just do it by
making seniors pay more for Medicare.
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162.We have now just
enshrined, as soon as I sign this bill, the core principle that everybody
should have some basic security when it comes to their healthcare.
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163.We're not going to baby
sit a civil war.
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164.When BP was not moving
fast enough on claims, we told BP to set aside $20 billion in a fund - managed
by an independent third party - to help all those whose lives have been turned
upside down by the spill.
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165.When we think of the
major threats to our national security, the first to come to mind are nuclear
proliferation, rogue states and global terrorism. But another kind of threat
lurks beyond our shores, one from nature, not humans - an avian flu pandemic.
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166.
You know, my faith is one that admits some
doubt.
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