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Barack Obama Quotes about Democracy

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The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy.

The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy.

Peaceful, Democracy, Transition

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

The strongest democracies flourish from frequent and lively debate, but they endure when people of every background and belief find a way to set aside smaller differences in service of a greater purpose.

Differences, People, Democracy

First Presidential Prime Time Press Conference, delivered 9 February 2009

Democracy cannot be imposed on any nation from the outside. Each society must search for its own path, and no path is perfect.

Perfect, Democracy, Path

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

We have proved that the true strength of our nation comes not from the scale of our wealth but from the power of our ideals - opportunity, democracy, liberty and hope.

Strong, Opportunity, Democracy

It should be the power of our vote, not the size of our bank accounts, that drives our democracy

Money, Democracy, Size

Fifth Presidential State of the Union, delivered 28 January 2014

There's a utility in the democracy refreshing itself on an ongoing basis.

Democracy, Ongoing, Refreshing

Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

Our first and immutable commitment must be to the security of Israel, our only true ally in the Middle East and the only democracy.

Commitment, Israel, Democracy

Chicago Daily Herald, October 18, 2004.

Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns into universal, rather than religion-specific, values.

Religion, Democracy, Demand

Barack Obama (2009). “Barack Obama: Speeches on the Road to the White House”

The role of citizen in our democracy does not end with your vote.

Democracy, Doe, Roles

Second Presidential Election Victory Speech, delivered 7 November 2012, McCormick Place Chicago, Illinois

Lincoln, they used to talk about him almost as bad as they talk about me. So democracy has never been for the faint of heart.

Heart, Democracies Have, Democracy

Remarks by the President in a Town Hall Meeting in Decorah, Iowa, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. August 15, 2011.

This doesn't mean abandoning our values and ideals; wherever we can, it's in our interest to help foster democracy through the diplomatic and economic resources at our disposal.

Mean, Historical, Democracy

Barack Obama (2009). “Barack Obama: Speeches on the Road to the White House”

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

Party, Democracy, Compromise

Second Democratic Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech, delivered 6 September 2012, Charlotte, North Carolina

I think that America has to stand with democracy.

Thinking, America, Democracy

Source: genius.com

I'd like to think that "President Obama believed deeply in this democracy and the American people."

Thinking, People, Democracy

Source: abcnews.go.com

Mandela's commitment to democracy was ratified not only by his election, but by his willingness to step down from power

Commitment, Democracy, Steps

With effort we can protect the foundation of our democracy, for which so many marched across this bridge, the right to vote.

Bridges, Effort, Democracy

"CNN Newsroom" with Fredricka Whitfield, www.cnn.com. March 7, 2015.

In our democracy and our civic discourse, it seems as if folks who take religion the most seriously are sometimes also those who are suspicious of those not like them.

Democracy, Sometimes, Discourse

Source: www.foxnews.com

[We should beware] that our democracy stays healthy. And making sure that we maintain that sense of solidarity.

Healthy, Democracy, Should

Source: www.cbsnews.com

Democracy is hard work.

Hard Work, Democracy, Hard

Source: time.com

The second thing we have to do is to make sure that all of us think about how we approach our elections and our democracy not only to secure them from vote tampering, but also to make sure that we understand when propaganda is being churned through the system.

Thinking, Democracy, Election

Source: abcnews.go.com

We are not going to be able to rebuild Afghanistan into a Jeffersonian democracy.

Democracy, Able, Afghanistan

"Interview with President Barack Obama". "NBC Today Show" with Matt Lauer, archives.nbclearn.com. February 2, 2009.

What I've said is we're going to encourage democracy in Pakistan, expand our nonmilitary aid to Pakistan so that they have more of a stake in working with us, but insisting that they go after these militants.

Democracy, Pakistan, Aids

Source: www.today.com

Donald Trump will be the next president, the 45th President of the United States. And it will be up to him to set up a team that he thinks will serve him well and reflect his policies. And those who didn't vote for him have to recognize that that's how democracy works. That's how this system operates.

Team, Thinking, Democracy

Source: time.com

That is the nature of democracy. It is hard. It is not always inspiring.

Democracy, Hard

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Nobody said democracies supposed to be easy. It's hard. And in a big country like America, it probably should be hard.

Country, America, Democracy

Source: time.com

Born: b. August 4, 1961
Occupation: 44th U.S. President

Quotes: 3124

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