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Barack Obama
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 4
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Each path to knowledge involves different rules and these rules are not interchangeable.
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While freedom is a gift from God, it must be secured by his people here on earth.
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America, our endless blessings bestow an enduring burden. But as Americans, we welcome our responsibility to lead.
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... our interests and our conscience compel us to act on behalf of those who long for freedom. And we must be a source of hope to the poor, the sick, the marginalized, the victims of prejudice.
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Put simply, what I'd like to do is to see the first two years of community college free for everybody's who is willing to work for it.
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All I want to do, if you've already got health care, is lower your costs.
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We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible.
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The 20th Century was a bloodbath, and for all the frustrations and failures of the project to unify Europe, the last five decades have been periods of unprecedented peace, growth, and prosperity in Europe.
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Of course I have got concerns. Donald Trump and I differ on a whole bunch of issues.
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With respect to some of the specific legislation or initiatives that I've made, it's true that Republicans often opposed these things. Sometimes they opposed them because I proposed them. Now that they are responsible for governing, I think they'll find that reversing them would be counterproductive.
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Lobbyist influence comes from access, not money.
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Through words he gave voice to the voiceless. Through deeds he gave courage to the faint of heart.
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There are certain things we can only do together. There are certain things only a union can do. Only a union could harness the courage of our pioneers to settle the American west, which is why President Abraham Lincoln passed a Homestead Act giving a tract of land to anyone seeking a stake in our growing economy.
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While I understand the passions and the anger that arise over the death of Michael Brown, giving into that anger by looting or carrying guns, and even attacking the police only serves to raise tensions and stir chaos.
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I've been to 57 states.
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We are in what we hope is an intensive diplomatic phase now. It will not be open-ended.
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The laws of our land are catching up to the fundamental truth that millions of Americans hold in our hearts: when all Americans are treated as equal, no matter who they are or whom they love, we are all more free.
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