It's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.

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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 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...

Why can't I just eat my waffle?

Why can't I just eat my waffle?

We've persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief...

We've persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief...

It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where we are...

It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where we are...

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...

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...

Of all the rocks upon which we build our lives, we are reminded today that...

Of all the rocks upon which we build our lives, we are reminded today that...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It should be repealed and I...

I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It should be repealed and I...

Our combat mission is ending, but our commitment to Iraq's future is not.

Our combat mission is ending, but our commitment to Iraq's future is not.

Issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you...

Issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you...

What Washington needs is adult supervision.

What Washington needs is adult supervision.

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,...

It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for...

It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for...

I will not go back to the days when health insurance companies had unchecked power...

I will not go back to the days when health insurance companies had unchecked power...

It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help...

It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help...