When our government is spoken of as some menacing, threatening foreign entity, it ignores the fact that, in our democracy, government is us.
BARACK OBAMAYou might be locked in a world not of your own making, her eyes said, but you still have a claim on how it is shaped. You still have responsibilities.
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History doesn’t always move in a straight line. Sometimes it zigs and zags.
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One thing I don’t like is when you disrespect the law.
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I’m a warrior for the middle class.
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For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness.
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If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress.
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Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance.
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Climate change constitutes a serious threat to global security.
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We don’t ask you to believe in our ability to bring change, rather, we ask you to believe in yours.
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There is no excuse for not trying.
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No, you can’t deny women their basic rights and pretend it’s about your ‘religious freedom’. If you don’t like birth control, don’t use it. Religious freedom doesn’t mean you can force others to live by your own beliefs.
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When ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don’t really have to do anything, you just let them talk.
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Let us remember that we can do these things not just because of wealth or power, but because of who we are: one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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If you give up on the idea that your voice can make a difference, then other voices will fill the void.
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Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.
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It should be the power of our vote, not the size of our bank accounts, that drives our democracy.
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