We didn't become the most prosperous country in the world just by rewarding greed and recklessness. We didn't come this far by letting the special interests run wild. We didn't do it just by gambling and chasing paper profits on…

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What do you think a stimulus is? It's spending - that's the whole point! Seriously.

What do you think a stimulus is? It's spending - that's the whole point! Seriously.

If youre walking down the right path and youre willing to keep walking, eventually youll...

If youre walking down the right path and youre willing to keep walking, eventually youll...

I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It should be repealed and I...

I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It should be repealed and I...

Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.

Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.

We will stand against violence and intimidation. We will stand for the rights and dignity...

We will stand against violence and intimidation. We will stand for the rights and dignity...

A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a...

A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a...

Of course, violence will not end with our combat mission. Extremists will continue to set...

Of course, violence will not end with our combat mission. Extremists will continue to set...

Millions of Americans who work hard & play by the rules every day deserve a...

Millions of Americans who work hard & play by the rules every day deserve a...

We're not going to baby sit a civil war.

We're not going to baby sit a civil war.

You will not see any of your taxes increase one single dime.

You will not see any of your taxes increase one single dime.

I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight...

I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight...

But if you - if what - the reports are true, what they're saying is,...

But if you - if what - the reports are true, what they're saying is,...

No one is pro-abortion.

No one is pro-abortion.

Every woman should be in control of the decisions that affect her own health.

Every woman should be in control of the decisions that affect her own health.

There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do...

There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do...

I'm a Christian by choice.

I'm a Christian by choice.

Weve persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief...

Weve persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief...

It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for...

It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for...

When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come...

When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come...

In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world.

In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world.