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No one built this country on their own. This nation is great because we built it together.

No one built this country on their own. This nation is great because we built it together.

Barack Obama
Country, Together, Built
Third Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 24 January 2012, Washington, D.C.

I believe that this country succeeds when everyone gets a fair shot, when everyone does their fair share, when everyone plays by the same rules.

Barack Obama
Country, Believe, Play
"Obama Attempts To Invoke Roosevelt's Famous Speech". "All Things Considered" with Robert Siegel, Lynn Neary, www.npr.org. December 6, 2011.

Every country has violent, hateful, or mentally unstable people. What's different is not every country is awash with easily accessible guns.

Barack Obama
Country, Gun, People
Source: www.nbcnews.com

We will convey our deep appreciation for the Islamic faith, which has done so much over the centuries to shape the world - including in my own country.

Barack Obama
Country, Appreciation, Islamic
President Obama's remarks to the Turkish Parliament, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. April 6, 2009.

The countries who out-educate us today will out-compete us tomorrow.

Barack Obama
Education, Country, Today
"Obama Delivers Remarks on the Budget". www.washingtonpost.com. March 17, 2009.

[Fall of the Berlin Wall] is a reminder that the commitment of the United States, to Europe is enduring and it's rooted in the values we share; our commitment to democracy, our commitment to rule of law, our commitment to the dignity of all people in our own countries and around the world.

Barack Obama
Country, Wall, Fall
Source: time.com

We as a country have to do some soul-searching.

Barack Obama
Country, Soul, Soul Searching
Source: www.foxnews.com

In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.

Barack Obama
Change, Country, 4th Of July
Iowa Caucus Victory Speech, delivered 3 January 2008, Des Moines, Iowa

The Russians can't change us or significantly weaken us. They are a smaller country. They are a weaker country. Their economy doesn't produce anything that anybody wants to buy, except oil and gas and arms. They don't innovate. But they can impact us if we lose track of who we are.

Barack Obama
Country, Track, Economy
Source: www.pbs.org

We reward people a lot for being rich, for being famous, for being cute, for being thin... one of the values I think we need to instill in our country, in our children, is a sense of 'usefulness', in other words, are we useful, are we making other peoples' lives a little bit better?

Barack Obama
Cute, Country, Money

The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure... It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government's reckless fiscal policies.

Barack Obama
Country, Government, America
Barack Obama's speech Against Raising The Debt Ceiling on the floor of the US Senate, www.redstate.com. March 16, 2006.

The best judge of whether or not a country is going to develop is how it treats its women

Barack Obama
Country, Judging, Treats

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.

Barack Obama
Country, Majority, United States
"Roundtable, Alex Blumberg, Adam Davidson". "Meet the Press" with David Gregory, www.nbcnews.com.

When people are judged by merit, not connections, then the best and brightest can lead the country, people will work hard, and the entire economy will grow - everyone will benefit and more resources will be available for all, not just select groups.

Barack Obama
Country, Hard Work, People
Barack Obama (2009). “Barack Obama: Speeches on the Road to the White House”

We may have different backgrounds, but we believe in the same dream that says this is a country where anything's possible. No matter who you are. No matter where you come from.

Barack Obama
Inspiring, Dream, Country
Second Presidential State of the Union Address, delivered 25 January 2011, Washington, D.C.

But you see, a rich country like America can perhaps afford to be stupid.

Barack Obama
Country, Stupid, Rich Countries
Barack Obama (2007). “Dreams From My Father”, p.353, Canongate Books

In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. They have been reminded that the history of immigration in this country has a dark underbelly; they need specific reassurances that their citizenship really means something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japanese internments during World War II, and that I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.

Barack Obama
Country, War, Mean

I wish the country had fewer lawyers and more engineers.

Barack Obama
Country, Wish, Lawyer
Barack Obama (2007). “The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream”, p.10, Canongate Books

And I’ve said this all across the country when I talk to parents about education, government has to fulfill its obligations to fund education, but parents have to do their job too. We’ve got to turn off the TV set, we’ve got to put away the video game, and we have to tell our children that education is not a passive activity, you have to be actively engaged in it. If we encourage that attitude and our community is enforcing it, I have no doubt we can compete with anybody in the world.

Barack Obama
Country, Jobs, Children

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.

Barack Obama
Country, Believe, Thinking
"Celebrating 2,000 Shows on PBS". "The Tavis Smiley show" with Tavis Smiley, www.pbs.org. May 24, 2013.

In order to make the tough decisions we have to know what our values are and who we're fighting for and our priorities and if we are spending $300 billion on tax cuts for people who don't need them and weren't even asking for them, and we are leaving out health care which is crushing on people all across the country, then I think we have made a bad decision and I want to make sure we're not shortchanging our long term priorities.

Barack Obama
Crush, Country, Fighting
Source: www.nytimes.com

I have made it clear that we will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country, wherever they are. That means I will not hesitate to take action against ISIL in Syria, as well as Iraq. This is a core principle of my presidency: if you threaten America, you will find no safe haven.

Barack Obama
Country, Mean, Safe Haven
"Obama outlines ISIS strategy: Airstrikes in Syria, more U.S. forces". Nationally televised address, edition.cnn.com. September 11, 2014.

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.

Barack Obama
Country, Jobs, Military
Second Democratic Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech, delivered 6 September 2012, Charlotte, North Carolina

For we, the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it.

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

Right now I would rank Norway as the largest country in the world, I have never seen anything like it

Barack Obama
Country, World, Norway