Political Quotes

Barack Obama

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Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate from 2005 to 2008 and served in the Illinois State Senate from 1997 to 2004. Obama is known for his signature policies including the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, and his efforts in economic recovery following the 2008 financial crisis. His presidency was marked by significant legislative achievements and a focus on healthcare reform, climate change, and foreign policy initiatives such as the Iran nuclear deal.

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Nov 8, 2016

Politics in a big, diverse country like this requires us to move the ball forward not in one long Hail Mary to the end zone, but to systematically make progress.

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Nov 8, 2016

Treating this as a public-health issue is the much smarter way to deal with it.

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Nov 8, 2016

The situation in Burundi continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.

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Nov 8, 2016

We're not Democrats first. We're not Republicans first. We are Americans first.

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Nov 8, 2016

We all go forward, with a presumption of good faith in our fellow citizens.

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Nov 8, 2016

The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy.

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Nov 6, 2016

But you don't just have to vote against someone. You have somebody extraordinary to vote for.

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Nov 6, 2016

If his closest advisers don't trust him to tweet, why would any of us trust him with the nuclear codes?

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Nov 6, 2016

On foreign policy, Donald Trump is temperamentally unfit to be commander in chief.

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Nov 6, 2016

On the economy, Donald Trump is uniquely unqualified to be our chief executive.

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Nov 6, 2016

We set out to keep America safe and strong, not just with the might of our arms, the extraordinary valor of our troops, but with the power of our ideas.

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Nov 6, 2016

If you want a president who shares our faith in America, who has lived that faith in America, who will finally shatter a glass ceiling and be a president for each and every one of us, then I am asking you to work as hard as you can this…

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Nov 6, 2016

If you believe America can do better than that, if you care about creating jobs that families can live on and child care they can afford, if you care about equal pay for women and a higher minimum wage for workers, you need to vote for…

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Nov 6, 2016

I'm betting that America will reject the politics of resentment and the politics of blame and choose a politics that says, we are stronger together.

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Nov 6, 2016

I'm betting that tomorrow, true conservatives won't cast their vote for someone with no regard for the constitution.

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Nov 6, 2016

You cannot just stick Hillary with Republicans in Congress who are already promising even more unprecedented dysfunction in Washington.

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Nov 6, 2016

I'll be honest, I have had to bite my tongue after a lot of the nonsense I've heard people say about Hillary in this election.

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Nov 6, 2016

She knows how to do it, and that's why she needs to be the next President of the United States.

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Nov 6, 2016

Tomorrow you will choose whether we continue this journey of progress or whether it all goes out the window.

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