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We have proved that the true strength of our nation comes not from the scale of our wealth but from the power of our ideals - opportunity, democracy, liberty and hope.

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Barack Obama
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 4
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We can lead this world and make it safer and more secure for our children and our grandchildren, for generations to come.
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That support has been so constant and gracious and loving. Michelle and I have never felt as if, at any stage, folks didn't have our backs. And as a consequence, I think that just spurred us on that much more to make us want to do the right thing, and do our best in the positions that we have.
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Our intelligence agencies will continue to gather information about the intentions of governments - as opposed to ordinary citizens - around the world, in the same way that the intelligence services of every other nation does. We will not apologize simply because our services may be more effective.
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While we breathe, we will hope.
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I think every case is different. Every situation is different. People come on the F.B.I.'s radar screen for a variety of reasons at a variety of times.
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Internationally, I have obviously been deeply concerned about how we fight the terrorist threat.
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Now, I've lived long enough to know that race relations are better than they were 10 or 20 or 30 years ago no matter what some folks say. You can see it not just in statistics, you see it in the attitudes of young Americans across the political spectrum. But we're not where we need to be. And all of us have more work to do.
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I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes.
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I don't think that hedge funds are bad per se. I think they're just one more financial tool. And in that sense, they're useful.
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It was as if he had come to mistrust words somehow. Words, and the sentiments words carried.
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I can say with confidence that I never bought into the hype, and I made sure that the people around me didn't buy into the hype, and I did not surround myself with people who fed me the hype. And I'm glad of that as well.
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As citizens, we understand that it is not about what America may do for us. It's about what can be done by us, together.
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