Barack Obama

We’re a country of second chances, and I think these commutations reflect that.

It is really important for all of us to remember that kids are resilient.

On National Day of Prayer, we rededicate ourselves to extending this freedom to all people.

Flint water at this point is drinkable.

I care deeply about the challenges facing the community of Flint.

Every day, women and men use the wisdom gained from humble prayer to spread kindness and to make our world a better place.

Our country is stronger, our economy is stronger, is safer than it was eight years ago.

Through prayer, we often gain the insight to learn from our mistakes, the motivation to always be better, and the courage to stand up for what is right, even when it is not popular.

I invite the citizens of our Nation to give thanks, in accordance with their own faiths and consciences, for our many freedoms and blessings.

Are you better off than you were four years ago?

Situations like Flint shouldn't crop up in other communities.

We need everybody in Flint to start helping us flush out that system.

Get your child checked, but be confident that your child can thrive and will be fine as long as you know what they need and know how to access the resources that they need.

Let us resolve to guide our children and grandchildren to embrace freedom for all, to see God in everyone, and to remember that no matter what differences they may have, they, just like we, will always be united by their common humanity.

This is not an exercise in finger pointing, but an exercise in asserting responsibility.

The threats of poverty, violence, and war around the world are all too real.

Never forget. Never again.

America is strongest when we're looking out for one another.

We need an EPA that's properly funded and functioning effectively.

We have an obligation as a country to look out for everybody.

The regime's brutal war on the Syrian people... not only endangers the Syrian people themselves, but could yield greater instability throughout the region.

On World Press Freedom Day, and every day, these women and men deserve our thanks for their risks and sacrifices.

These are the men and women who work to ensure that debate on public issues can be, in the words of Justice William Brennan, 'uninhibited, robust, and wide open.'

The United States calls for the release of those who have been imprisoned for exercising the freedom of expression that is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

We thank the journalists around the world without whom democracy could not flourish and whose courageous work helps hold authorities to account.