We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.

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In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics...

In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics...

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're not going to baby sit a civil war.

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

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...

We should support....every risk-taker and entrepreneur who aspires to become the next Steve Jobs.

We should support....every risk-taker and entrepreneur who aspires to become the next Steve Jobs.

We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our...

We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our...

Higher education cant be a luxury, its an economic imperative that every family in America...

Higher education cant be a luxury, its an economic imperative that every family in America...

We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we dont like federal agents...

We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we dont like federal agents...

In the absence of sound oversight,responsible businesses are forced to compete against unscrupulous and underhanded...

In the absence of sound oversight,responsible businesses are forced to compete against unscrupulous and underhanded...

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...

I think when you spread the wealth around its good for everybody.

I think when you spread the wealth around its good for everybody.

Of course, violence will not end with our combat mission. Extremists will continue to set...

Of course, violence will not end with our combat mission. Extremists will continue to set...

Part of the reason that our politics seems so tough right now and facts and...

Part of the reason that our politics seems so tough right now and facts and...

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...

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...

We proved that we are still a people capable of doing big things and tackling...

We proved that we are still a people capable of doing big things and tackling...

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...

We live in a culture that discourages empathy. A culture that too often tells us...

We live in a culture that discourages empathy. A culture that too often tells us...

Help someone, you earn a friend. Help someone too much, you make an enemy.

Help someone, you earn a friend. Help someone too much, you make an enemy.

When you smiled you had my undivided attention. When you laughed you had my urge...

When you smiled you had my undivided attention. When you laughed you had my urge...

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...