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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
3.4 · 27 votes · 11 reads
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I'm a warrior for the middle class.
4.9 · 12 votes · 111 reads
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I'm going to try to unite all Americans.
3.0 · 64 votes · 117 reads
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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 f
4.4 · 57 votes · 40 reads
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I'm the president of the United States. I'm not the emperor of the United States.
3.2 · 44 votes · 176 reads
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Government and Politics
I've got a pen and I've got a phone - and I can use that pen to sign executive orders and take executive actions and administrative actions that move the ball forward.
3.2 · 21 votes · 16 reads
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Art and Culture
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.
3.0 · 15 votes · 112 reads
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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.
3.3 · 41 votes · 32 reads
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Government and Politics
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.
5.0 · 37 votes · 12 reads
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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
3.5 · 60 votes · 161 reads
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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
4.2 · 38 votes · 110 reads
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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.
3.5 · 45 votes · 117 reads
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If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress.
3.5 · 20 votes · 6 reads
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In a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on all elements of our power - including strong and principled diplomacy.
4.8 · 23 votes · 50 reads
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In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world.
4.6 · 9 votes · 114 reads
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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 soc
4.6 · 49 votes · 53 reads
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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 famil
3.5 · 9 votes · 16 reads
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In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?
3.9 · 35 votes · 139 reads
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In too many communities, too many young men of color are left behind and seen only as objects of fear. Through initiatives like My Brother's Keeper, I'm personally committed to changing both perception and reality.
3.9 · 23 votes · 188 reads
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Thought and Reason
Issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues.
3.8 · 58 votes · 119 reads
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Time
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.
4.9 · 33 votes · 32 reads
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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.
4.8 · 38 votes · 42 reads
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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
3.2 · 51 votes · 1 reads
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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.
4.3 · 6 votes · 37 reads
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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 thin
3.3 · 20 votes · 12 reads
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Let us remember we are all part of one American family. We are united in common values, and that includes belief in equality under the law, basic respect for public order, and the right of peaceful protest.
3.6 · 31 votes · 119 reads
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Michelle and I don't want anyone telling us who our family's doctor should be - and no one should decide that for you either. Under our proposals, if you like your doctor, you keep your doctor. If you like your current insurance, you keep that insurance.
4.9 · 30 votes · 21 reads
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Millions of us, myself included, go back generations in this country, with ancestors who put in the painstaking work to become citizens. So we don't like the notion that anyone might get a free pass to American citizenship.
5.0 · 52 votes · 77 reads
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Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.
3.2 · 43 votes · 91 reads
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My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too.
3.7 · 26 votes · 190 reads
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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.
4.9 · 34 votes · 3 reads
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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.
3.9 · 36 votes · 8 reads
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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
4.4 · 28 votes · 77 reads
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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.
3.2 · 32 votes · 113 reads
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Now, as a nation, we don't promise equal outcomes, but we were founded on the idea everybody should have an equal opportunity to succeed. No matter who you are, what you look like, where you come from, you can make it. That's an essential promise of Ameri
3.1 · 21 votes · 19 reads
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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
4.4 · 22 votes · 122 reads
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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.
3.0 · 62 votes · 99 reads
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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
4.3 · 13 votes · 151 reads
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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.
5.0 · 20 votes · 94 reads
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Our combat mission is ending, but our commitment to Iraq's future is not.
3.0 · 62 votes · 180 reads
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