I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.

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Higher education cant be a luxury, its an economic imperative that every family in America...

Higher education cant be a luxury, its an economic imperative that every family in America...

I dont take a dime of their [lobbyist] money, and when I am president, they...

I dont take a dime of their [lobbyist] money, and when I am president, they...

Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed...

Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed...

I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What...

I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What...

As a nuclear power - as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear...

As a nuclear power - as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear...

And so our goal on health care is, if we can get, instead of health...

And so our goal on health care is, if we can get, instead of health...

I always believe that ultimately, if people are paying attention, then we get good government...

I always believe that ultimately, if people are paying attention, then we get good government...

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...

We all knew this. We all knew that it would take more time than any...

We all knew this. We all knew that it would take more time than any...

I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000...

I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000...

In the absence of sound oversight,responsible businesses are forced to compete against unscrupulous and underhanded...

In the absence of sound oversight,responsible businesses are forced to compete against unscrupulous and underhanded...

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

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

This is the moment when we must build on the wealth that open markets have...

This is the moment when we must build on the wealth that open markets have...

We can't have special interests sitting shotgun. We gotta have middle class families up in...

We can't have special interests sitting shotgun. We gotta have middle class families up in...

The thing about hip-hop today is it's smart, it's insightful. The way they can communicate...

The thing about hip-hop today is it's smart, it's insightful. The way they can communicate...

We are not at war against Islam.

We are not at war against Islam.

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.

Women should earn equal pay for equal work.

Women should earn equal pay for equal work.

I have never seen a man as fond of virtue as of women.

I have never seen a man as fond of virtue as of women.

By refusing to implement the womens contracting program and repeatedly failing to meet required contracting...

By refusing to implement the womens contracting program and repeatedly failing to meet required contracting...

You know that it is only through work that you can achieve anything, either in...

You know that it is only through work that you can achieve anything, either in...