Our unalienable right to life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness, those rights were stripped from college kids in Blackburg and Santa Barbara, and from high schoolers at Columbine. And, and from first graders in Newtown, first graders.
I feel good when I’m engaged in what I think are the core issues of the society, and those core issues to me are what’s happening to poor folks in this society.
We have a choice. We can shape our future, or let events shape it for us. And if we want to succeed, we can’t fall back on the stale debates and old divides that won’t move us forward.
I would love to see an America where race is understood in the same way that the ethnic diversity of the white population is understood.
The journey will be difficult. The road will be long. I face this challenge with profound humility, and knowledge of my own limitations. But I also face it with limitless faith in the capacity of the American people.
No development strategy can be based only upon what comes out of the ground, nor can it be sustained while young people are out of work.
People in every country should be free to choose and live their faith based upon the persuasion of the mind, and the heart, and the soul. This tolerance is essential for religion to thrive.
While the future is unknowable, the winds always blow in the direction of human progress.
Prosperity without freedom is just another form of poverty.
I’ve been struck by how hungry we all are for a different kind of politics. So I’ve spent some time thinking about how I could best advance the cause of change and progress that we so desperately need.
In the midst of economic recovery and global upheaval, disasters like this remind us of the common humanity that we share.
Throughout American history, there have been moments that call on us to meet the challenges of an uncertain world, and pay whatever price is required to secure our freedom.
There are very few moments in our lives where we have the privilege to witness history taking place. This is one of those moments. This is one of those times.
All of us – we should do everything we can to make sure this country lives up to our children’s expectations.
I’m very consistent about spending time with family. And when you have dinner with your daughters – they’ll keep you in your place and they’ll teach you something about perspective.
I’m not the strapping young Muslim socialist that I used to be.
Libraries remind us that truth isn’t about who yells the loudest but who has the right information.
The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether government works.
I refuse to leave our children with a debt that they cannot repay.
Will not collect a ransom in exchange for not crashing the American economy.