
We must hold on to hope. We must stay engaged, must always keep the faith in a better day to come. I'm not going anywhere.
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We must hold on to hope. We must stay engaged, must always keep the faith in a better day to come. I'm not going anywhere.

Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power, and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy.

In the age of AI, it’s more important than ever that the people must govern.

The idea of America—our institution, our people, our values that uphold it—are constantly being tested.

We need to get dark money -- that's that hidden funding behind too many campaign contributions -- we need to get it out of our politics.

The road to this deal has not been easy. I've worked in foreign policy for decades. This is one of the toughest negotiations I've ever experienced. And we reached this point because -- because of the pressure that Israel built on Hamas…

A fair shot is what makes America, America. Everyone is entitled to a fair shot, not a guarantee, just a fair shot, an even playing field.

We need to amend the Constitution to make clear that no president, no president is immune from crimes that he or she commits while in office.

I want to warn the country of some things that give me great concern. And this is a dangerous -- and that's the dangerous concentration of power in the hands of a very few ultrawealthy people, and the dangerous consequences if their abuse…

I still believe in the idea for which this nation stands -- a nation where the strength of our institutions and the character of our people matter and must endure.

This plan was developed and negotiated by my team, and it will be largely implemented by the incoming administration.

We must not be bullied into sacrificing the future, the future of our children and our grandchildren.

After eight months of nonstop negotiation, my administration by my administration, a ceasefire and a hostage deal has been reached by Israel and Hamas, the elements of which I laid out in great detail in May of this year. This plan was…

President Jimmy Carter loved our country. He lived his faith, served the people, and left the world better than he found it.

We all are created equal in the image of God and deserve to be treated equally.

We have an obligation to give hate no safe harbor and to stand up to what my dad used to say is the greatest sin of all: the abuse of power.

At our best, we share the better parts of ourselves — joy, solidarity, love, commitment — not for reward, but in reverence of the incredible gift of life we’ve all been granted.