A nation ringed by walls will only imprison itself.
BARACK OBAMAThe best anti-poverty program is a world-class education.
More Barack Obama Quotes
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I’m a warrior for the middle class.
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When our government is spoken of as some menacing, threatening foreign entity, it ignores the fact that, in our democracy, government is us.
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Our destiny is not written for us, but by us.
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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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To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society’s ills on the West – know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy.
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You didn’t elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. You elected me to tell you the truth.
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Just because we have the best hammer does not mean that every problem is a nail.
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I wish the country had fewer lawyers and more engineers.
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Don’t ever let anybody tell you that your efforts don’t matter or that your voice doesn’t count. Don’t ever believe that you can’t make a difference. You have.
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Don’t just get involved. Fight for your seat at the table. Better yet, fight for a seat at the head of the table.
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One voice can change a room, and if one voice can change a room, then it can change a city, and if it can change a city, it can change a state, and if it change a state, it can change a nation, and if it can change a nation, it can change the world. Your voice can change the world.
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Don’t shortchange the future, because of fear in the present.
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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.
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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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The future belongs to young people with an education and the imagination to create.
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