Barack Obama

We live in a time of extraordinary change... It promises education for girls in the most remote villages, but also connects terrorists plotting an ocean away.

The First Amendment is important. The First Amendment is value. So we do have to be cautious about suggesting that anytime somebody says something, you know, we shut them down. But let me say this, that doesn't mean that you go around…

America can do anything.

I'm not trying to take your guns and you can keep your doctor if you want it and you can keep your health care plan.

That conversation has to be based on facts and truth.

This is not a recipe for solving every problem.

The horrific attacks in Paris and San Bernardino this winter underscored the need for the United States and our partners in the international community and the private sector to deny violent extremists like ISIL fertile recruitment ground.

People are dying and the constant excuses for inaction no longer do.

Our right to peaceful assembly, that right was robbed from movie goers in Aurora and Lafayette. Our unalienable right to life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness, those rights were stripped from college kids in Blacksburg and Santa…

You know, I think we ought to have a no fly zone in Syria.

North Korea's actions constitute yet another violation of its obligations and commitments under international law.

This has become one of our most polarized partisan debates. Despite the fact that there's a general consensus in America about what needs to be done. That's part of the reason why on Thursday I'm going to hold a town hall meeting in…

Addiction is not new.

We're going to expand the definition, who is in the business of selling guns.

A child can't open a bottle of aspirin, why should they be able to fire a gun?

This is not a plot to take away everybody's guns.

In 2015, the Administration announced an unprecedented $28 million from DOJ and HHS in funding for comprehensive services for victims of human trafficking in the United States.

The folks in this room will not rest until Congress does.

These are not only recommendations that are well within my legal authority and the executive branch, they are also ones that the overwhelming majority of the American people, including gun owners, support and believe in. This is not going…

Second Amendment rights are important. But there are other rights we care about as well. We have to be able to balance them.

I call upon businesses, national and community organizations, families, and all Americans to recognize the vital role we can play in ending all forms of slavery.

I call upon all Americans to recognize the signs of stalking, acknowledge stalking as a serious crime, and urge those affected not to be afraid to speak out or ask for help.

You help keep us free.

If you're referring to specific strains in the Republican Party that of - suggests that somehow I'm different, I'm Muslim, I'm disloyal to the country, et cetera, you know, which unfortunately, is pretty far out there and gets some…

Blue collar men have had a lot of trouble in this new economy where they are no longer getting the same bargain they got when they were going to factory and able to support their families on a single paycheck. You combine those things and…