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One of the things I think we have to do is make sure that college is affordable for every young person in America. And I also think that we're going to have to rebuild our infrastructure, which is falling behind, our

One of the things I think we have to do is make sure that college is affordable for every young person in America. And I also think that we're going to have to rebuild our infrastructure, which is falling behind, our roads, our bridges, but also broadband lines that reach into rural communities. So there are some things that we've got to do structurally to make sure that we can compete in this global economy. We can't shortchange those things. We've got to eliminate programs that don't work, and we've got to make sure that the programs that we do have are more efficient and cost less.

Barack Obama
Fall, College, Thinking
Source: www.nytimes.com

We all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader who saved our Union. Founder of the Republican Party.

Barack Obama
Party, Leader, Unions
Barack Obama's Address to a Joint Session of Congress, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. September 8, 2011.

I don't have time to complain. I'm going to press on.

Barack Obama
Complaining, Rewards, Future Destiny
"American Citizen Killed in Attack; Government Shutdown Looms; Five Bodies Found In Two Homes; Patient Death Investigated; Freed Hikers Back On U.S. Soil". "American Morning: Wake Up Call", edition.cnn.com. September 26, 2011.

It is in the interests of all of us - the United States, China and the rest of the world - to make sure that the rules of the road are upheld. These rules and norms are part of the foundation of regional stability, and they have allowed nations across the region, including China, to grow and prosper.

Barack Obama
Foundation, United States, World
Source: www.straitstimes.com

My top priority in any trade negotiation is expanding opportunity for hardworking Americans. It's no secret that past trade deals haven't always lived up to their promise, and that's why I will only sign my name to an agreement that helps ordinary Americans get ahead, the bill put forward today would help us write those rules in a way that avoids the mistakes from our past, seizes opportunities for our future and stays true to our values.

Barack Obama
Mistake, Writing, Past
"Lawmakers clear path for Obama's historic trade deal" by Eric Bradner, www.cnn.com. April 30, 2015.

Presidential elections always turn on personalities, they turn on how campaigns are run, they turn on natural desires for change.

Barack Obama
Running, Presidential, Personality
Source: time.com

The amount of information, the amount of incoming that any administration has to deal with today and respond to much more rapidly than ever before, that makes it different.

Barack Obama
Different, Information, Today
Source: time.com

To restore America's competitiveness, we must recruit a new generation of science and technology leaders by investing in diversity.

Barack Obama
Technology, America, Diversity

We have not always been in sync on every issue in terms of our core values, in terms of her integrity, her truthfulness, her thoughtfulness, [Angela Merkel] doing her homework, knowing her facts, her commitment to looking out for the interests of the German people first, but recognizing that part of good leadership on behalf of the nation requires engaging the world as a whole, and participating effectively in multilaterally institutions, I think she's been outstanding.

Barack Obama
Integrity, Commitment, Thinking
Remarks by President Obama and Chancellor Merkel of Germany in a Joint Press Conference, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. November 17, 2016.

Here in Europe some of the challenges have to do with structures that are so complicated. You've got Brussels, and you've got parliament, you've got councils and then you've got national governments. So people sometimes don't feel as if they know who's making decisions, and the more that we can bring people in and engage them, the better. Some of it is also cultural and social, people's sense of identity.

Barack Obama
Government, Europe, People
Source: www.spiegel.de

I don't regret the fervor, because I do believe, in the African American community but also for other communities, and I know from talking to people, for communities around the world, the election of an African American to the most powerful office on Earth meant things had changed, and not just in superficial ways. That in some irreversible way the world was different.

Barack Obama
Powerful, Regret, Believe
Source: www.theatlantic.com

The way we have to measure progress is not, "Is there ever going to be an incident of racism in the country?" It's, "How does the majority of our country respond?"

Barack Obama
Country, Racism, Progress
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

If the Court finds that there is not a state interest in discriminating and showing moral disapproval of homosexuality then we can't stop equal marriage rights.

Barack Obama
Rights, Moral, Homosexuality
Source: www.nbcnews.com

I think there are a lot of factors going into an election. I think the bottom line is - is that Donald Trump is gonna be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States of America. And it's not necessarily profitable to sort of try to untangle all the different factors that went into it.

Barack Obama
Thinking, America, Trying
Source: abcnews.go.com

For the Palestinians' efforts to delegitimize Israel will end in failure. Palestinian leaders will not achieve peace or prosperity if Hamas insists on a path of terror and rejection. And Palestinians will never realize their independence by denying the right of Israel to exist.

Barack Obama
Israel, Rejection, Effort
"George Mitchell and King Abdullah II". "This Week" with Christiane Amanpour, abcnews.go.com. May 22, 2011.

Because as tough as things have been, I am convinced you are tougher. I've seen your passion and I've seen your service... I've seen a generation eager, impatient even, to step into the rushing waters of history and change its course.

Barack Obama
Graduation, Passion, Rushing
President Barack Obama's remarks at Barnard College Commencement Ceremony in Columbia University, New York, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. May 14, 2012.

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.

Barack Obama
Usa, President, Hussein

And to all those who have wondered if Americas beacon still burns as bright - tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope. For that is the true genius of America - that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.

Barack Obama
Opportunity, America, Giving
Barack Obama's Victory Speech at Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois, abcnews.go.com. November 4, 2008.

Whatever success I have achieved, whatever positions of leadership I have held have depended less on Ivy League degrees or SAT scores or GPAs and have instead been due to that sense of connection and empathy, the special obligation I felt as a black man like you to help those who need it most, people who didn't have the opportunities that I had because there, but for the grace of God go I. I might have been in their shoes. I might have been in prison. I might have been unemployed. I might not have been able to support a family. And that motivates me.

Barack Obama
Opportunity, Men, Gpa
"Around The World" with Michael Holmes and Suzanne Malveaux, www.cnn.com. May 20, 2013.

I mentioned charter schools, and experimenting with our school system, to make it work. I think that's something we really have to pay attention to.

Barack Obama
School, Thinking, Attention
Source: www.politico.com

If we're going to prevent people from being susceptible to the false promises of extremism, then the international community has to offer something better and the United States intends to do its part.

Barack Obama
People, Community, Promise
Remarks by the President in Closing of the Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. February 18, 2015.

To look at the issue of life and abortion, actually we're moving in that direction where most Americans oppose most abortions.

Barack Obama
Moving, Issues, Abortion
Source: www.nbcnews.com

But race is an issue that I believe this nation cannot afford to ignore right now. We would be making the same mistake that Reverend Wright made in his offending sermons about America - to simplify and stereotype and amplify the negative to the point that it distorts reality.

Barack Obama
Inspiring, Mistake, Believe
A More Perfect Union, delivered 18 March 2008, Philadelphia, PA

I believe the United States of America must remain a standard bearer in the conduct of war. That is what makes us different from those whom we fight. That is a source of our strength. That is why I prohibited torture. That is why I ordered the prison at Guantanamo Bay closed. And that is why I have reaffirmed America's commitment to abide by the Geneva conventions. We lose ourselves when we compromise the very ideals that we fight to defend.

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

The journey will be difficult. The road will be long. I face this challenge with profound humility, and knowledge of my own limitations. But I also face it with limitless faith in the capacity of the American people.

Barack Obama
Powerful, Humility, Journey
Democratic Nomination Victory Speech, delivered 3 June 2008, Saint Paul, Minnesota