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It's useful for activists just to be out there to keep you mindful and not get complacent, even if ultimately you think some of their criticism is misguided.

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Barack Obama
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 4
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When individuals get crowbars and start prying open doors to loot, they're not protesting. They're not making a statement. They're stealing. When they burn down a building, they're committing arson.
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We [Americans] are a nation of immigrants. We all understand what this country has become because talent from all around the world wants to come here, people who are willing to take risks, people who want to build on their dreams and make sure their kids have an - even bigger dreams than they have.
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I refuse to condemn your generation and future generations to a planet that's beyond fixing.
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America is a strong and resilient country. And I know we will succeed, if we put aside partisanship and politics and work together as one nation.
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You're the reason why selfless soldiers won't be kicked out of the military because of who they are or who they love.
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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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It is time to leave behind the divisive battles of the past. It is time to move forward as one nation.
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We've got some fundamental choices to make about the kind of country we want to be. Will we accept an economy where only a few of us do spectacularly well, or are we going to build an economy where everyone who works hard has a chance to get ahead?
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I happen to be a proponent of a single-payer universal health care plan.
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If you listen to the rhetoric, it is so over-the-top and so overheated, and most importantly, is not acknowledging the fact that there's nothing else [like guns] in our lives that we purchase where we don't try to make it a little safer if we can.
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I think when you spread the wealth around it's good for everybody.
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Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who's responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children.
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We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations
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Climate change constitutes a serious threat to global security.
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I think what grows the economy is when you get that tax credit that we put in place for your kids going to college. I think that grows the economy. I think what grows the economy is when we make sure small businesses are getting a tax credit for hiring veterans who fought for our country. That grows our economy.
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n case you missed it, this week, there was a tragedy in Kansas. Ten thousand people died - an entire town destroyed.
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I'm very consistent about spending time with family. And when you have dinner with your daughters - they'll keep you in your place and they'll teach you something about perspective.
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The globe is shrinking, the information age is bringing a lot of changes. People are anxious about their future and their children's futures.
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I mean, if you think about - if you think about it, UPS and FedEx are doing just fine, right? No, they are. It's the Post Office that's always having problems.
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Reflecting on his years in prison, Nelson Mandela wrote that there were dark moments that tested his faith in humanity, but he refused to give up.
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