In the end, thats what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?

Quote by Barack Obama

Topics: Cynicism Quotes, Politics Quotes

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

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

Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United...

Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United...

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.

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...

People of Berlin - people of the world - this is our moment. This is...

People of Berlin - people of the world - this is our moment. This is...

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...

If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists...

If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists...

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...

Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation - not because of the...

Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation - not because of the...

Weve persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief...

Weve persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief...

What I worry about would be that you essentially have two chambers, the House and...

What I worry about would be that you essentially have two chambers, the House and...

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...

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...

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...

Ee need to change our tax code so that people like me & an awful...

Ee need to change our tax code so that people like me & an awful...

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...

My family, frankly, they werent folks who went to church every week. My mother was...

My family, frankly, they werent folks who went to church every week. My mother was...

Women should earn equal pay for equal work.

Women should earn equal pay for equal work.

If women want any rights more than they's got, why don't they just take them,...

If women want any rights more than they's got, why don't they just take them,...

Capitalism is founded on greed and envy

Capitalism is founded on greed and envy

I loved the game. I loved the competition. But I never had any fun. I...

I loved the game. I loved the competition. But I never had any fun. I...