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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This generations success is only possible because past generations felt a responsibility to each other...

This generations success is only possible because past generations felt a responsibility to each other...

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...

In the end, thats what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics...

In the end, thats what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics...

We are not at war against Islam.

We are not at war against Islam.

John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded.

John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded.

I found this national debt, doubled, wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as...

I found this national debt, doubled, wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as...

I don't take a dime of their [lobbyist] money, and when I am president, they...

I don't take a dime of their [lobbyist] money, and when I am president, they...

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...

It was not a religion that attacked us that September day. It was al-Qaeda. We...

It was not a religion that attacked us that September day. It was al-Qaeda. We...

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...

The fact that my 15 minutes of fame has extended a little longer than 15...

The fact that my 15 minutes of fame has extended a little longer than 15...

I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the...

I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the...

I will not walk away from the promise of clean energy.

I will not walk away from the promise of clean energy.

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...

America and Islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition. Instead, they overlap,...

America and Islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition. Instead, they overlap,...

The basic American promise that if you work hard, you could do well enough to...

The basic American promise that if you work hard, you could do well enough to...

Aasking a billionaire to pay at least as much as his secretary in taxes? Most...

Aasking a billionaire to pay at least as much as his secretary in taxes? Most...

My wife has been my closest friend, my closest advisor. And...she's not somebody who looks...

My wife has been my closest friend, my closest advisor. And...she's not somebody who looks...

The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at...

The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at...

In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer...

In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer...

Marriage functions best when both partners remain somewhat unmarried.

Marriage functions best when both partners remain somewhat unmarried.