“a stunning failure of leadership”
“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.'”
“I’m popular”

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On the recordApril 29, 2013
What unites us as Americans is our allegiance to an idea articulated more than two centuries ago: that 'all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.'
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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presidency.ucsb.edu

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Proclamation 8972—Law Day

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