Barack Obama actually said...

"countries are taking unprecedented steps to make government more open and accountable"

"Despite our differences, our people, I believe, share common aspirations: to live in security free from fear, to live in dignity free from want, to provide for our families, and to realize a better to..."

"It falls to us to fulfill that promise."

"We are committed to ensuring that support for and protection of civil society activists will be mainstreamed into U.S. Government diplomacy."