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That applies, by the way, even to some of the folks who are now [Donald] Trump supporters. They're responding to a fictional character named Barack Obama who they see on Fox News or who they hear about through Rush Limbaugh.

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Barack Obama
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 4
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People don't expect government to solve all their problems. But they sense, deep in their bones, that with just a slight change in priorities, we can make sure that every child in America has a decent shot at life, and that the doors of opportunity remain open to all. They know we can do better.
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In Africa, you often see that the difference between a village where everybody eats and a village where people starve is government. One has a functioning government, and the other does not. Which is why it bothers me when I hear people say that government is the enemy. They don't understand its fundamental role.
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Iraq will require US occupation of undetermined length.
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Insist that the first question each of us asks isn't What's good for me? but What's good for the country my children will inherit?
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There are few things in life that are harder to find and more important to keep than love. Well, love and a birth certificate.
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I think it's a healthy thing for the Democratic Party to go through some reflection.
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If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan.
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Ultimately, the challenges of the 21st century can't be met without collective action. Agreement will almost never be easy, and results won't always come quickly. But I am committed to respecting different points of view, and to forging a consensus instead of dictating our terms... That's how we will advance and uphold our ideals.
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I'm measuring my actions against that inner voice that for me at least is audible, is active, it tells me where I think I'm on track and where I think I'm off track.
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I think it's about time! Who cares whether he is looking for votes or not! At least your country is moving forward with the times!
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Globalization is a fact, because of technology, because of an integrated global supply chain, because of changes in transportation. And we're not going to be able to build a wall around that.
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Lobbyist influence comes from access, not money.
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With respect to the pledge I made that if you like your plan you can keep it. The way I put that forward unequivocally ended up not being accurate.
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I don't think marriage is a civil right, but I think that being able to transfer property is a civil right.
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What we may think is funny or cute may end up being powerfully hurtful.
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As Americans, we can take enormous pride in the fact that courage has been inspired by our own struggle for freedom, by the tradition of democratic law secured by our forefathers and enshrined in our Constitution. It is a tradition that says all men are created equal under the law and that no one is above it.
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What drags down our entire economy is when there's an ever-widening chasm between the ultra-rich and everybody else.
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If people, whether they are conservative or liberal, left or right, are unwilling to compromise and engage in the democratic process, and are taking absolutist views, and demonizing opponents, then democracy will break down.
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If somebody is different from you, that's not something you criticize, that's something that you appreciate.
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If everybody voted, then it would completely change the political map in this country.
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