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A nation ringed by walls will only imprison itself.

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Our democracy is threatened whenever we take it for granted.

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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 know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We've made ou...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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For more than four decades, the Libyan people have been ruled by a tyrant - Moammar Gaddafi. He has denied his people freedom, exploited their wealth,...more

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The Bush Administration's failure to be consistently involved in helping Israel achieve peace with the Palestinians has been both wrong for our friend...more

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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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People of Berlin - people of the world - this is our moment. This is our time.

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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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In a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on all elements of our power - including strong and principled diplomacy.

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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