Barack Obama

We choose hope over fear.

We can renew the international system that has enabled so much progress or we can allow ourselves to be pulled back by an undertow of instability.

Words, he said, would not be enough. So we begin with deeds, not words.

This is a global fight. It must be a global fight against this group, both with military action, as well as tackling their funding, the flow of foreign fighter, et cetera.

In a summer marked by instability in the Middle East and eastern Europe another world took notice of the small American city of Ferguson, Missouri where a young man was killed and a community was divided.

It is time for the world, especially Muslim communities, to explicitly, forcefully, and consistently reject the ideology of organizations like Al Qaeda and ISIS.

The only language understood by killers like this is the language of force. So the United States of America will work with a broad coalition to dismantle this network of death.

This is not something that is going to be easy. And it is not going to happen overnight.

A tough new call for every country to do what it can to combat violent extremism and making a case for war against ISIS, vowing to dismantle, his words, the terror group's network of death.

America is proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with these nations on behalf of our common security. The strength of this coalition makes it clear to the world that this is not America's fight alone.

America is always stronger when we stand united and that unity sends a powerful message to the world that we will do what's necessary to defend our country.

Once again, it must be clear to anyone who would plot against America and try to do Americans harm that we will not tolerate safe havens for terrorists who threaten our people.

We will not tolerate safe havens for terrorists who threaten our people.

I was elected to end wars, not to start them. I spent the last 4 and a half years doing everything I can to reduce our reliance on military power as a means of meeting our international obligations and protecting the American people.

Because of the -- almost unprecedented effort of this coalition, I think we now have an opportunity to send a very quick message that the world is united.

The Secret Service does a great job.

Government, the private sector, nonprofits, are going to work together.

Americans are united in confronting this danger.

This is a moment of American leadership.

Women deserve equal pay for equal work.

I call upon the agencies, organizations, businesses, and extension services that serve America's agricultural workers to strengthen their commitment to promoting farm safety and health programs.

The strong bipartisan support in Congress for this new training effort shows the world that Americans are united in confronting the threat from ISIL which has slaughtered so many innocent civilians.

Dallas P. Tonsager, of South Dakota, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring May 21, 2020, vice Jill Long Thompson, term expired.

We have applied some of the toughest coordinated sanctions that we've ever seen between the transatlantic community.

Joseph Pius Pietrzyk, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2017. (Reappointment)