To be black was to be the beneficiary of a great inheritance, a special destiny, glorious burdens that only we were strong enough to bear.
BARACK OBAMAIt’s not just enough to change the players. We’ve gotta change the game.
More Barack Obama Quotes
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I’m a warrior for the middle class.
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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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The sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer.
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When our interests and values are at stake, we have a responsibility to act.
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Persevere. Nothing worthwhile is easy.
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Theoretically, there is nothing that can stop the government from taxing 100 per cent of income so long as the people get benefits from the government commensurate with their income which is taxed.
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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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Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency.
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A nation that can’t control its energy sources can’t control its future.
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Don’t shortchange the future, because of fear in the present.
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The worst thing that colonialism did was to cloud our view of our past.
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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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One of the best investments we can make in a child’s life is high-quality early education.
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Where you are right now doesn’t have to determine where you’ll end up.
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Reading makes all other learning possible. We have to get books into our children’s hands early and often.
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