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But at a time when our discourse has become so sharply polarized - at a time when we are far too eager to lay the blame for all that ails the world at the feet of those who think differently than we do - it's important

But at a time when our discourse has become so sharply polarized - at a time when we are far too eager to lay the blame for all that ails the world at the feet of those who think differently than we do - it's important for us to pause for a moment and make sure that we are talking with each other in a way that heals, not a way that wounds.

Barack Obama
Thinking, Talking, Feet
Speech at the 'Together We Thrive: Tucson and America' Memorial, delivered 12 January 2011, McKale Memorial Center, University of Arizona, Tucson

If you're an American and you are, you know, subscribing to the ideals and the creed and the values that we believe in as a country, you know, then we don't have a religious test in this country.

Barack Obama
Country, Religious, Believe
CNN Presidential Town Hall: America’s Military and The Commander and Chief, cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com. September 28, 2016.

Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who's responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children.

Barack Obama
Children, Patriotic, Men
Announces the Death of Osama Bin Laden, delivered 1 May 2011

In my first term, I sang Al Green. In my second term, I'm going with Young Jeezy.

Barack Obama
Green, Als, Firsts
"Watch President Obama Shout Out Young Jeezy" by Evan Minsker, pitchfork.com. April 29, 2012.

Let us join together across denominations, religions and cultures to make a habit of empathy and reach out to those most in need. To share the blessings we enjoy and to advance the cause of peace in all corners of our world.

Barack Obama
Blessing, Our World, Empathy

In a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on all elements of our power - including strong and principled diplomacy.

Barack Obama
Inspirational, Strong, Elements
Fifth Presidential State of the Union, delivered 28 January 2014

No party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy works without compromise.

Barack Obama
Party, Democracy, Compromise
Second Democratic Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech, delivered 6 September 2012, Charlotte, North Carolina

Time is running out for Iran to address the international community's growing concerns about its nuclear program.

Barack Obama
Running, Iran, Community

To resolve this issue will require Iran to come to the table and discuss in a clear and forthright way how to prove to the international community that the intentions of their nuclear program are peaceful. [...] The question is going to be whether in these discussions they show themselves moving clearly in that direction.

Barack Obama
Moving, Issues, Iran
Obama's Super Tuesday Press conference, whitehouse.blogs.cnn.com. March 6, 2012.

The United States will do what we must to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

Barack Obama
Nuclear Iran, United States, Weapons
"Should The World Brace For An Iran-Israel War?". "Tell Me More" with Celeste Headlee, www.npr.org. September 28, 2012.

America, this is our moment. This is our time. Our time to turn the page on the policies of the past. Our time to bring new energy and new ideas to the challenges we face. Our time to offer a new direction for the country we love.

Barack Obama
Love, Country, Past
Democratic Nomination Victory Speech, delivered 3 June 2008, Saint Paul, Minnesota

The belief that peace is desirable is rarely enough to achieve it. Peace requires responsibility. Peace entails sacrifice.

Barack Obama
Responsibility, Sacrifice, Belief
Nobel Prize for Peace Acceptance Speech and Lecture, delivered 10 December 2009, Oslo City Hall, Oslo, Norway

The world must come together to confront climate change. There is little scientific dispute that if we do nothing, we will face more drought, famine and mass displacement that will fuel more conflict for decades.

Barack Obama
Together, Climate, Fuel
Awake! magazine, November 2011.

I'm not a particularly ideological person. There's things, some values I feel passionately about.

Barack Obama
Feels, Persons, Ideological
"Obama 'not Particularly Ideological'" by Lucy Mccalmont, www.politico.com. November 25, 2013.

True leadership will not be measured by the ability to muzzle dissent, or to intimidate and harass political opponents at home. The people of the world want change. They will not long tolerate those who are on the wrong side of history.

Barack Obama
Leadership, Home, Long
First Speech Before the United Nations General Assembly (64th Session), delivered 23 September 2009, New York, NY

We rise and fall as one people, one nation.

Barack Obama
Fall, People, Rise And Fall

Even the smallest act of service, the simplest act of kindness, is a way to honor those we lost, a way to reclaim that spirit of unity that followed 9/11.

Barack Obama
Powerful, Kindness, Patriotic
"Obama Weekly Address: President Calls On Americans To Rekindle 9/11 Unity". www.huffingtonpost.com. August 27, 2011.

We don't have time for a meeting of the Flat Earth Society.

Barack Obama
Earth, Global Warming, Climate Change
Barack Obama's speech on Climate Change at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. June 25, 2013.

It's hard to anticipate. I can tell you what I'm feeling right now is that I'm busier than I expected these last two weeks. A great deal of emotion around the people that I've worked with and the gratitude I feel for the sacrifices they've made on behalf of the American people, but also on behalf of me personally.

Barack Obama
Gratitude, Sacrifice, Two
Source: abcnews.go.com

You mention the Navy, for example, and the fact that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets.

Barack Obama
Horse, Navy, Example
"Scientifically speaking, who's funnier: Democrats or Republicans?" by Joel Warner and Peter McGraw, www.wired.com. October 23, 2012.

There is no excuse for not trying.

Barack Obama
Trying, No Excuses, Excuse
"Obama school speech steers clear of politics". www.theguardian.com. September 8, 2009.

Since 2010, America has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and all advanced economies combined.

Barack Obama
Japan, Europe, America
Sixth Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 20 January 2015

Operation Iraqi Freedom is over, and the Iraqi people now have lead responsibility for the security of their country

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

But today, just a few years into the twenty-first century, we already find ourselves in a different and precarious position. As revolutions in communications and technology have broken down barriers across the world, it has given more power to both our competitors and our enemies.

Barack Obama
Inspiring, Communication, Technology

We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools.

Barack Obama
School, Responsibility, Investing