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The ideas of ancient Greece helped inspire America's founding fathers as they reached for democracy. Our revolutionary ideas helped inspire Greeks as they sought their own freedom.
Barack Obama
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Barack Obama
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 4
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With respect to Russia, my principal approach to Russia has been constant since I first came into office. Russia is an important country. It is a military superpower. It has influence in the region and it has influence around the world.
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What has made America the wealthiest, most successful country on Earth historically has been our commitment to education.
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If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life.
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My first job is to say thank you to those who voted me. Those who didn't, I'm going to get your vote next time.
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In the United States, if 43 percent of eligible voters do not vote, then democracy is weakened.
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What I would advise, what I advised before the election, and what I will continue to advise after the election, is that elections matter voting matters organizing matters being informed on the issues matter.
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The Internet and Twitter and all these things are very powerful, but it also means sometimes that instead of having a dialogue we just start calling folks - calling each other names. And that's true on the left or the right.
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I want to make sure that as president of the United States that I'm not asserting in some way that my decisions overrule the decisions of prosecutors who are there to uphold the law.
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Every decision, every debate, no matter how important it is, with the same question: 'What does this mean for the next election? What does it mean for your poll numbers? Is this good for the Democrats or good for the Republicans? Who won the news cycle?' That's just how Washington is. They can't help it. They're obsessed with the sport of politics.
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