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A nation ringed by walls will only imprison itself.

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We've persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief that out of the ashes of war, a new beginning could be born in this cra...more

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Our democracy is threatened whenever we take it for granted.

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Hope is not blind optimism. It's not ignoring the enormity of the task ahead or the roadblocks that stand in our path. It's not sitting on the sidelin...more

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It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break; the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose th...more

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The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. America has a debt problem and a failure of le...more

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America is the student who defies the odds to become the first in a family to go to college - the citizen who defies the cynics and goes out there and...more

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I've never been more hopeful about our future. I have never been more hopeful about America. And I ask you to sustain that hope. I'm not talking about...more

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So while I will never minimize the costs involved in military action, I am convinced that a failure to act in Libya would have carried a far greater p...more

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In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world.

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But that’s part of what makes America wonderful, is we always had this nagging dissatisfaction that spurs us on. That’s how we ended up going west, th...more

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We can choose a future where we export more products and outsource fewer jobs. After a decade that was defined by what we bought and borrowed, we're g...more

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After a century of trying, we declared that healthcare in America is not a privilege for a few, it is a right for everybody. After decades of talk, we...more

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We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power o...more

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But when our elected officials and our political campaign become entirely untethered to reason and facts and analysis, when it doesn’t matter what's t...more