If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and to promote their common welfare - all else is lost.

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So while an incredible amount of progress has been made, on this fifth anniversary, I...

So while an incredible amount of progress has been made, on this fifth anniversary, I...

I've been fighting with Acorn, alongside Acorn, on issues you care about, my entire career.

I've been fighting with Acorn, alongside Acorn, on issues you care about, my entire career.

And I will do everything that I can as long as I am President of...

And I will do everything that I can as long as I am President of...

Its not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy...

Its not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy...

We've persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief...

We've persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief...

We need earmark reform, and when I'm President, I will go line by line to...

We need earmark reform, and when I'm President, I will go line by line to...

We have proved that the true strength of our nation comes not from the scale...

We have proved that the true strength of our nation comes not from the scale...

If you make under $250,000 a year, like 98% of American families, your taxes shouldnt...

If you make under $250,000 a year, like 98% of American families, your taxes shouldnt...

In America, theres a failure to appreciate Europes leading role in the world.

In America, theres a failure to appreciate Europes leading role in the world.

Poorly secured nuclear material in the former Soviet Union, or secrets from a scientist in...

Poorly secured nuclear material in the former Soviet Union, or secrets from a scientist in...

I dont oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What...

I dont oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What...

One of the great strengths of the United States is... we have a very large...

One of the great strengths of the United States is... we have a very large...

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...

The Bush Administration's failure to be consistently involved in helping Israel achieve peace with the...

The Bush Administration's failure to be consistently involved in helping Israel achieve peace with the...

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 will not go back to the days when health insurance companies had unchecked power...

I will not go back to the days when health insurance companies had unchecked power...

Women should earn equal pay for equal work.

Women should earn equal pay for equal work.

But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in...

But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in...

And if I remain in the dark about our purpose here, and meaning of eternity,...

And if I remain in the dark about our purpose here, and meaning of eternity,...

Men hang out their signs indicative of their respective trades: shoemakers hang out a gigantic...

Men hang out their signs indicative of their respective trades: shoemakers hang out a gigantic...