1,050 Quotes by Barack Obama

While freedom is a gift from God, it must be secured by his people here on earth.

Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay, but we can honor their sacrifice.

The single biggest threat that we face is a nuclear weapon or some weapon of mass destruction. What that means is that we have to be extraordinarily aggressive and vigilant in controlling nuclear proliferation.

We will finish the race.

America does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements.

Slowly, but surely, we are moving in the right direction. We’re on the right track. The economy is getting stronger.

My powers of empathy, my ability to reach into another’s heart, cannot penetrate the blank stares of those who would murder innocents with abstract, serene satisfaction.

We long for unity, but are unwilling to pay the price. But of course, true unity cannot be so easily won. It starts with a change in attitudes – a broadening of our minds, and a broadening of our hearts.

Loving this country requires more than singing its praises or avoiding uncomfortable truths. It requires the occasional disruption, the willingness to speak out for what’s right, and shake up the status quo.