We should not anticipate that every time countries come together that we are doing some revolutionary thing. Instead of hitting home runs, sometimes we’re going to hit singles.
It’s time to put country ahead of party. It’s time to put the next generation ahead of the next election.
When we start using religion as a bludgeon in politics, when we start questioning other people’s faith, we start using religion to divide, instead of bring the country together, then I think we’ve got a problem.
Year after year, an ideological and economic barrier hardened between our two countries, meanwhile, the Cuban exile community in the United States made enormous contributions to our country, in politics, in business, culture and sports.
Lieutenant al-Kaseasbeh’s dedication, courage and service to his country and family represent universal human values that stand in opposition to the cowardice and depravity of ISIL, which has been so broadly rejected around the globe.
Part of the reason that our politics seems so tough right now and facts and science and argument does not seem to be winning the day all the time is because we’re hardwired not to always think clearly when we’re scared. And the country’s scared.
With only 2 percent of the world’s oil reserves, oil isn’t enough. This country needs an all-out, all-of-the-above strategy that develops every available source of American energy. A strategy that’s cleaner, cheaper, and full of new jobs.
We stand with women by fighting for economic security, protecting access to health care and supporting women’s leadership across the country.
I can’t really characterize any country, except to say that we work well with a number of our foreign counterparts.
We know that ISIL and other terrorist groups are actively encouraging people, around the world and in our country, to commit terrible acts of violence, oftentimes as lone-wolf actors.
America is a country of strong families and strong values. My life’s been blessed by both and I’ll never forget those values.
I think that dealing with guns is one way to handle the violent-crime issues that we have in this country.
Every country has violent, hateful, or mentally unstable people. What’s different is not every country is awash with easily accessible guns.
Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.
Demagogues and agitators are very unpleasant, they are incidental to a free and constitutional country, and you must put up with these inconveniences or do without many important advantages.
The test of political institutions is the condition of the country whose future they regulate.
Change is constant in a progressive country.
Great countries are those that produce great people.
Cosmopolitan critics, men who are the friends of every country save their own.