"You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt."
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"At some fundamental level, religion does not allow for compromise. It insists on the impossible. If God has spoken, then followers are expected to live up to God's edicts, regardless of the consequences. To base one's life on such uncompromising commitment may be sublime; to base our policy making on such commitments would be a dangerous thing."
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"My Bible tells me that if we train a child in the way he should go, when he is old he will not turn from it. I think faith and guidance can help fortify a young woman's sense of self, a young man's sense of responsibility, and a sense of reverence all young people for the act of sexual intimacy."
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"For all the noise and anger that too often surrounds the immigration debate, America has nothing to fear from today's immigrants. They have come here for the same reason that families have always come here-for the hope that in America, they could build a better life for themselves and their families. Like the waves of immigrants that came before them and the Hispanic Americans whose families have been here for generations, the recent arrival of Latino immigrants will only enrich our country."
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"And let me say this as a politician I can promise you this, political leaders will never take risks if the people do not push them to take some risks. You must create the change that you want to see."
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"Let us join together across denominations, religions and cultures to make a habit of empathy and reach out to those most in need. To share the blessings we enjoy and to advance the cause of peace in all corners of our world."
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"Tonight, more Americans are out of work and more are working harder for less. More of you have lost your homes and even more are watching your home values plummet. More of you have cars you can't afford to drive, credit card bills you can't afford to pay, and tuition that's beyond your reach."
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"Our resources may be finite, but our will is infinite, and I am confident that if we come together and summon that great American spirit once again, we will meet the challenges of our time and write the next great chapter in our American story."
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"Muslim leaders around the globe have to continue working with us to decisively and unequivocally reject the hateful ideology that groups like ISIL and al Qaeda promote. To speak out against not just acts of violence, but also those interpretations of Islam that are incompatible with the values of religious tolerance, mutual respect, and human dignity."
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"Military surge in Afghanistan to eliminate the Taliban."
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"Iran is biggest strategic beneficiary of invasion of Iraq."
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"We'll build new ties of trade and of commerce, culture and education that unleash the potential of the Iraqi people."
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"I do not want two classes of citizens in this country. I want everybody to prosper. That's going to be a top priority."
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"We will kill bin Laden. We will crush al Qaeda. That has to be our biggest national security priority."
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"We are not a nation that says 'don't ask, don't tell.' We are a nation that says 'out of many, we are one.'"
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"We cannot meet 21st Century challenges with a 20th Century bureaucracy."
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"The challenges posed by threats like terrorism, proliferation, and cyber attacks are not going away any time soon, and for our intelligence community to be effective over the long haul, we must maintain the trust of the American people and people around the world."
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"When it comes to our foreign policy, you seem to want to import the foreign policies of the 1980s, just like the social policies of the 1950s and the economic policies of the 1920s."
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"I'm not a particularly ideological person. There's things, some values I feel passionately about."
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"The belief that peace is desirable is rarely enough to achieve it. Peace requires responsibility. Peace entails sacrifice."
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