“a stunning failure of leadership”
“any external aggressor will clash with an impregnable resistance.”
“This budget is the epitome of 'America Last.'”
“We are unstoppable.”
“Everything will get better.”
“I vowed not to let Israel or America’s friends in the Persian Gulf 'get hurt or fail in any way, shape, or form.'”

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On the recordDecember 9, 2009
Our actions matter and can bend history in the direction of justice.
Said by
Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
presidency.ucsb.edu

Editor's note · Context

Remarks on Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo

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