"Prosperity without freedom is just another form of poverty."
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"For the first time, preventing nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism is now at the top of America's nuclear agenda."
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"It is that promise that has always set this country apart-that through hard work and sacrifice, each of us can pursue our individual dreams but still come together as one American family, to ensure that the next generation can pursue their dreams as well."
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"But you see, a rich country like America can perhaps afford to be stupid."
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"My Administration will not authorize the indefinite military detention without trial of American citizens. Indeed, I believe that doing so would break with our most important traditions and values as a Nation."
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"Now is not the time to gut these job-creating investments in science and innovation. Now is the time to reach a level of research and development not seen since the height of the Space Race."
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"We need to eradicate the slander that says a black youth with a book is acting white."
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"The issue of climate change is one that we ignore at our own peril. There may still be disputes about exactly how much we're contributing to the warming of the earth's atmosphere and how much is naturally occurring, but what we can be scientifically certain of is that our continued use of fossil fuels is pushing us to a point of no return. And unless we free ourselves from a dependence on these fossil fuels and chart a new course on energy in this country, we are condemning future generations to global catastrophe."
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"One of the brightest lights of our time-a brilliant writer, a fierce friend, and a truly phenomenal woman."
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"The shadow of crisis has passed, and the State of the Union is strong."
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"Robin Williams was an airman, a doctor, a genie, a nanny ... and everything in between. But he was one of a kind."
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"Weapons that were designed for soldiers in war theaters don’t belong on our streets."
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"Let me even say before I even get inaugurated, during the transition we are going to be having meetings all across the country with community organizations so that you have input into the agenda for the next presidency of the United States of America."
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"John McCain has not spoken about my Muslim faith."
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"I've now been in 57 states. I think one left to go."
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"Secularists are wrong when they ask believers to leave their religion at the door before entering into the public square. Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Williams Jennings Bryan, Dorothy Day, Martin Luther King - indeed, the majority of great reformers in American history - were not only motivated by faith, but repeatedly used religious language to argue for their cause. To say that men and women should not inject their "personal morality" into public policy debates is a practical absurdity."
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"The greatest threat to U.S. and global security is no longer a nuclear exchange between nations, but nuclear terrorism by violent extremists and nuclear proliferation to an increasing number of states."
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"I will veto any effort to get rid of those automatic spending cuts to domestic and defense spending. There will be no easy off ramps on this one."
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"If Iran cheats, the world will know it."
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"My only agenda for the next two years is the same as the one I’ve had since the day I swore an oath on the steps of this Capitol — to do what I believe is best for America."
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