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.

Quote by Barack Obama

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If we arent willing to pay a price for our values, then we should ask...

If we arent willing to pay a price for our values, then we should ask...

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...

The United States is not, and never will be, at war with Islam.

The United States is not, and never will be, at war with Islam.

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...

Ive got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to...

Ive got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to...

You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt.

You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt.

We live in a culture that discourages empathy. A culture that too often tells us...

We live in a culture that discourages empathy. A culture that too often tells us...

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...

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...

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

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

Let me even say before I even get inaugurated, during the transition we are going...

Let me even say before I even get inaugurated, during the transition we are going...

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

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

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...

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...

On this solemn anniversary we join with their families and nations in honoring their memory.

On this solemn anniversary we join with their families and nations in honoring their memory.

So lets agree right here, right now: No side issues. No drama. Pass the payroll...

So lets agree right here, right now: No side issues. No drama. Pass the payroll...

My administration is the only thing between you [CEO's] and the pitchforks.

My administration is the only thing between you [CEO's] and the pitchforks.

After a century of striving, after a year of debate, after a historic vote, health...

After a century of striving, after a year of debate, after a historic vote, health...

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...