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There are very few moments in our lives where we have the privilege to witness history taking place. This is one of those moments. This is one of those times.

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Barack Obama
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 4
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I happen to be a proponent of a single-payer universal health care plan.
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The UK is an extraordinary partner for America and a force for good in an unstable world. I hope it remains strong, robust and united.
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On behalf of the American people, just let me say that we are proud to count Greece as one of our closest allies and one of our greatest friends.
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Politics has never been for the thin-skinned or the faint-of-heart, and if you enter the arena, you should expect to get roughed up.
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The changes in thinking about same-sex marriage have come slowly at first and then in rapid course. If such change is possible in this area, is it also possible in the vexed and sordid realm of race relations?
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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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There are people in Iran who have the same aspirations as people all around the world for a better life.
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We are the party of Roosevelt. We are the party of Kennedy. So don't tell me that Democrats won't defend this country. Don't tell me that Democrats won't keep us safe.
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Ultimately peer pressure can lead people to bully, but peer pressure can also say bullying is not acceptable.
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I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.
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After a century of striving, after a year of debate, after a historic vote, health care reform is no longer an unmet promise. It is the law of the land.
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The hard truth is carbon pollution has built up in our atmosphere for decades now. And even if we Americans do our part, the planet will slowly keep warming for some time to come.
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With respect to Syria, we are going to continue to work as we have over the last five, six years to push towards a political transition and settlement.
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I then spoke to chancellor (Angela) Merkel of Germany and we agreed that the United States and our European allies will work closely together in the weeks and months ahead.
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The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.
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The American people are both anxious for change. We're in a time of flux.
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