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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

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.

Barack Obama
Inspirational, Running, Country

I am a strong believer in the free market. I am a strong believer in capitalism. But, I am also a strong believer that there are certain common goods - our air, our water, making sure that people are safe - that require to have some regulation.

Barack Obama
Strong, Air, People
Source: www.nbcnews.com

I want to express our grieve and condolences to the families of two hostages: one American, Dr. Warren Weinstein and an Italian Giovanni LaPorto who were tragically killed in a U.S. counterterrorism operation.

Barack Obama
Condolences, Italian, Grieving
Source: www.cbsnews.com

I think it was not a bad idea to wrap Barack Obama in the mantle of Teddy Roosevelt. He`s been assuming a sort of progressive mantle, and he ticked off some large and systemic problems that this country faces.

Barack Obama
Country, Thinking, Ideas
Source: www.nbcnews.com

We know we can't stop every act of violence, every act of evil in the world, but maybe we could try to stop one act of evil, one act of violence.

Barack Obama
Evil, Gun Control, Trying
Source: www.abc.net.au

... our interests and our conscience compel us to act on behalf of those who long for freedom. And we must be a source of hope to the poor, the sick, the marginalized, the victims of prejudice.

Barack Obama
Long, Sick, Pro Life
Second Presidential Inaugural Address, delivered 21 January 2013, Washington, D.C.

I think that people are born with a certain makeup, and that we're all children of God.

Barack Obama
Children, Makeup, Thinking
Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

If we’re going to have arguments, let’s have arguments — but let’s make them debates worthy of this body and worthy of this country.

Barack Obama
Country, Body, Argument
Sixth Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 20 January 2015

We the people declare today that the most evident of truth that all of us are created equal ... that our individual freedom is inextricably bound to the freedom of every soul on Earth.

Barack Obama
People, Pro Life, Soul
Second Presidential Inaugural Address, delivered 21 January 2013, Washington, D.C.

There are places I want to visit where if I'm wearing a baseball cap and some sunglasses I think I can get away with and mingle in a crowd.

Barack Obama
Baseball, Thinking, Crowds
Source: www.vanityfair.com

Long before being nerdy was cool, there was Leonard Nimoy.

Barack Obama
Long, Nerdy
Twitter post from Feb 27, 2015

I've just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married.

Barack Obama
Sex, Couple, Gay
Interview with Robin Roberts, abcnews.go.com. May 9, 2012.

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.

Barack Obama
Appreciation, War, Patriot
Address to the Nation on the End of Operation Iraqi Freedom, delivered 31 August 2010, Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C.

So we have a choice to make. We can once again let Washington's bad habits stand in the way of progress. Or we can pull together and say that in America, our destiny isn't written for us but by us. We can place good ideas ahead of old ideological battles, and a sense of purpose above the same narrow partisanship. We can act boldly to turn crisis into opportunity and, together, write the next great chapter in our history and meet the test of our time.

Barack Obama
Writing, Destiny, Opportunity
"The Action Americans Need". www.washingtonpost.com. February 5, 2009.

All I care about is making sure that I leave behind an America that is stronger, more prosperous, more stable, more secure than it was when I came into office and that's going to continue to drive me.

Barack Obama
America, Office, Stronger
"Meet the Press" with David Gregory, www.nbcnews.com. December 30, 2012.

I think the American people have a generous instinct. They understand that we're a nation of immigrants. But if those folks are going to live in this country, they have to be put on a pathway to citizenship that involves them paying a fine, making sure that they are at the back of the line and not cutting in front of people who applied legally to come into the country.

Barack Obama
Country, Cutting, Thinking

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.

Barack Obama
Inspirational, Hope, Country
"Obama: 'Fear' drives voters" by Carol E.Lee, www.politico.com. October 16, 2010.

I strongly agree with Vice President Gore that we cannot drill our way to energy independence, but must fast-track investments in renewable sources of energy like solar power, wind power and advanced biofuels...

Barack Obama
Wind, Track, Independence
"Gore introduces green challenge to U.S." by S.A. Miller, www.washingtontimes.com. July 18, 2008.

But we reject the belief that America must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in the generation that will build its future.

Barack Obama
Country, Caring, America
Second Presidential Inaugural Address, delivered 21 January 2013, Washington, D.C.

We must carry forward the work of the women who came before us and ensure out daughters have no limits on their dreams, no obstacles to their achievements and no remaining ceilings to shatter.

Barack Obama
Daughter, Dream, Achievement
FaceBook post by Barack Obama from Mar 01, 2011

I haven't been sorting through each and every aspect of this. Here's what I know: Hillary Clinton was an outstanding Secretary of State. She would never intentionally put America in any kind of jeopardy.' Mr. Wallace pressed further on the jeopardy angle, and Mr. Obama responded again: 'I continue to believe that she has not jeopardized America's national security. Now what I've also said is that - and she has acknowledged - that there's a carelessness, in terms of managing emails...'"

Barack Obama
Believe, America, Email
Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com

In dealing with those nations that break rules and laws, I believe that we must develop alternatives to violence that are tough enough to actually change behavior -- for if we want a lasting peace, then the words of the international community must mean something. Those regimes that break the rules must be held accountable. Sanctions must exact a real price. Intransigence must be met with increased pressure -- and such pressure exists only when the world stands together as one.

Barack Obama
Real, Believe, Mean
Nobel Prize for Peace Acceptance Speech and Lecture, delivered 10 December 2009, Oslo City Hall, Oslo, Norway

The most expensive care we can give, we're giving those Americans without insurance. It's kind of stupid that we're fighting the notion that we want to quit paying a hidden tax and be up front about covering people in a way that is cost-effective.

Barack Obama
Stupid, Fighting, People
Source: www.nbcnews.com

I'm proud of the fact that I stood up early and unequivocally in opposition to Bush's foreign policy. [...] That opposition hasn't changed.

Barack Obama
Up Early, Proud, Facts
"Not "corrupted" by DLC, Says Obama". www.blackcommentator.com. June 19, 2003.

Did I recognize that there was anger or frustration in the American population? Of course I did. First of all, we had to fight back from the worst recession since the Great Depression, and I can guarantee you if your housing values have crashed and you've lost most of your pension and you've lost your job, you're going to be pretty angry.

Barack Obama
Jobs, Fighting, Frustration
Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of Greece in Joint Press Conference, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. November 15, 2016.