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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I don't care whether you're driving a hybrid or an SUV. If you're headed for...

I don't care whether you're driving a hybrid or an SUV. If you're headed for...

We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national...

We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national...

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...

We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don't like federal agents...

We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don't like federal agents...

Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those who would intimidate, torture,...

Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those who would intimidate, torture,...

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...

My task over the last two years hasn't just been to stop the bleeding. My...

My task over the last two years hasn't just been to stop the bleeding. My...

We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our...

We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our...

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.

I'm a Christian by choice.

I'm a Christian by choice.

I will cut taxes - cut taxes - for 95 percent of all working families,...

I will cut taxes - cut taxes - for 95 percent of all working families,...

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...

Ive been fighting with Acorn, alongside Acorn, on issues you care about, my entire career.

Ive been fighting with Acorn, alongside Acorn, on issues you care about, my entire career.

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 think when you spread the wealth around it's good for everybody.

I think when you spread the wealth around it's good for everybody.

If we aren't willing to pay a price for our values, then we should ask...

If we aren't willing to pay a price for our values, then we should ask...

We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of...

We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of...

We need to steer clear of this poverty of ambition, where people want to drive...

We need to steer clear of this poverty of ambition, where people want to drive...

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

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

Americans... still believe in an America where anything's possible - they just don't think their...

Americans... still believe in an America where anything's possible - they just don't think their...