There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who's occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by…

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There's not a liberal America and a conservative America - there's the United States of...

There's not a liberal America and a conservative America - there's the United States of...

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...

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,...

But if you - if what - the reports are true, what they're saying is,...

But if you - if what - the reports are true, what they're saying is,...

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...

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

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

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...

We all knew this. We all knew that it would take more time than any...

We all knew this. We all knew that it would take more time than any...

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...

I think it is important for Europe to understand that even though I am president...

I think it is important for Europe to understand that even though I am president...

So lets agree right here, right now: No side issues. No drama. Pass the payroll...

So lets agree right here, right now: No side issues. No drama. Pass the payroll...

If you make under $250,000 a year, like 98% of American families, your taxes shouldnt...

If you make under $250,000 a year, like 98% of American families, your taxes shouldnt...

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.

Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of...

Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of...

We're not going to baby sit a civil war.

We're not going to baby sit a civil war.

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...

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...

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...

Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle...

Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle...

We believe that what matters most is not narrow appeals masquerading as values, but the...

We believe that what matters most is not narrow appeals masquerading as values, but the...

To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.

To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.

If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the...

If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the...

Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings;...

Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings;...