06/01/2010
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"When a leader’s only means of staying in power is to use mass violence against his own people, he has lost the legitimacy to rule and needs to do what is right for his country by leaving now."
"I'm taking these steps because our economic future demands it."
"It will take compromise to do what's right for our country."
"The stability of Bahrain depends upon respect for the universal rights of the people of Bahrain."