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

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

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...

The Bush Administrations failure to be consistently involved in helping Israel achieve peace with the...

The Bush Administrations failure to be consistently involved in helping Israel achieve peace with the...

When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come...

When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come...

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...

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...

People dont expect government to solve all their problems. But they sense, deep in their...

People dont expect government to solve all their problems. But they sense, deep in their...

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...

Contrary to the claims of some of my critics and some of the editorial pages,...

Contrary to the claims of some of my critics and some of the editorial pages,...

If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll...

If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll...

Give schools the resources to keep good eachers on the job and reward the best...

Give schools the resources to keep good eachers on the job and reward the best...

We didn't become the most prosperous country in the world just by rewarding greed and...

We didn't become the most prosperous country in the world just by rewarding greed and...

Al Qaeda is still a threat. We cannot pretend somehow that because Barack Hussein Obama...

Al Qaeda is still a threat. We cannot pretend somehow that because Barack Hussein Obama...

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...

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...

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 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 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...

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...