"When it comes to immigration, I think Americans expect that our immigration process is orderly and it is legal."
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"It is my firm belief that it will be in the interests of the United States, especially our economic interests, to pursue comprehensive immigration reform."
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"The last thing that I want to do is to have the United States be a foil."
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"We seem to have trouble with [critical thinking]. And our political system doesn't help."
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"We should foster a culture in which people's private religious beliefs, including atheists and agnostics, are respected. And that's the kind of culture that I think allows all of us, then, to believe what we want. That's freedom of conscience. That's what our Constitution guarantees."
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"We should foster a culture in which people's private religious beliefs, including atheists and agnostics, are respected."
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"I don't want ever to be a president who is comfortable and at ease with killing people."
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"I was always amused that people were either skeptical or surprised that I would choose a Hillary Clinton as a secretary of state. To my mind, having somebody smart, tough, capable with her own stature, who could travel around the world and command the stage, was a huge asset."
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"My particular worries on any given day - how I'm doing in the polls or what somebody is saying about me... for good or for ill - isn't particularly relevant. What is relevant is: What am I building that lasts?"
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"I do think that I am generally optimistic."
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"In a global economy where our economies and supply chains are deeply integrated, it's not even possible."
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"I'm confident that America's foreign policy rebalance to the region will endure beyond my presidency because it's in the national interest of the United States."
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"I think since the systematic emergence of terrorism and the assassination attempts, everything has tightened. My hope is that it loosens back up once I leave."
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"All the good things that are happening in America don't get reported on a lot."
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"All Americans should be deeply troubled by the fatal shootings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. We've seen such tragedies far too many times, and our hearts go out to the families and communities who've suffered such a painful loss."
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"Donald Trump is like Hillary Clinton said, a man you can bait with a tweet is not a man you can trust with nuclear weapons. You can`t do it."
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"If we can't meet with our friends, I don't know how we're going to lead the world in terms of dealing with critical issues like terrorism."
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"I am absolutely convinced that race relations on the whole are actually better now than they were 20 years [ago]."
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"What makes [cyber security] difficult is because it's not just a government problem. It is a private sector and government problem. And there's gotta be a lot more cooperation."
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"I think that I'll always remember the bust of Dr. [Martin Luther] King. I thought having an American here who represented rhat civic spirit that got me into this [president] office was useful."
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