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We have to uphold a free press and freedom of speech - because, in the end, lies and misinformation are no match for the truth.

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Barack Obama
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 4
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The world must come together to confront climate change. There is little scientific dispute that if we do nothing, we will face more drought, famine and mass displacement that will fuel more conflict for decades.
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Cynicism is a sorry kind of wisdom.
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That sort of lack of awareness on the part of an activist about the constraints of our political system and the constraints on this office, I think, sometimes would leave me to mutter under my breath. Very rarely did I lose it publicly. Yeah, usually I'd just smile.
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Any fool can have a child. That doesn't make you a father. It's the courage to raise a child that makes you a father.
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In order for us to solve many big problems around the world, it is in our interest to work with Russia and obtain their cooperation.
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We have a rare chance to pursue a new path, a different, better future that delivers progress for both our peoples and the wider world. That's the opportunity before the Iranian people. We need to take advantage of that.
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How do we transform mere power into justice, mere sentiment into love?
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My administration will be the most transparent in history
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It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where we are today, but we have just begun. Today we begin in earnest the work of making sure that the world we leave our children is just a little bit better than the one we inhabit today.
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This week I've travelled more than 15,000 miles from America to China to Burma to Australia. I have no idea what time it is right now.
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The men and women of America's homeland security apparatus do important work to protect us, and Republicans and Democrats in Congress should not be playing politics with that.
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Germany, South Korea - these are all countries that are investing massively in education. We've got to do the same thing in America.
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The surest path to success is to surround yourself with brilliant women
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The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation.
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I believe that if we stop talking at one another and start talking with one another, we can get a lot done.
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Donald Trump will be the next president, the 45th President of the United States. And it will be up to him to set up a team that he thinks will serve him well and reflect his policies. And those who didn't vote for him have to recognize that that's how democracy works. That's how this system operates.
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The consequences of war are dire, the sacrifices immeasurable. We may have occasion in our lifetime to once again rise up in defense of our freedom, and pay the wages of war. But we ought not — we will not — travel down that hellish path blindly.
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