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Barack Obama Politician
United States

"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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Barack Obama Politician
United States

"I then spoke to chancellor (Angela) Merkel of Germany and we agreed that the United States and our European allies will work closely together in the weeks and months ahead."

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Barack Obama Politician
United States

"The United Kingdom and the European Union will remain indispensable partners of the United States even as they begin negotiating their ongoing relationship to ensure continued stability, security and prosperity for Europe, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the world."

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Barack Obama Politician
United States

"The United States, therefore, works to ensure that any actions we take are consistent with international laws and norms - including those reflected in the Law of the Sea Convention. It's worth remembering that our presence in the region is nothing new."

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Barack Obama Politician
United States

"The United States wants a strong United Kingdom as a partner. And the United Kingdom is at its best when it's helping to lead a strong Europe."

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Peter King Politician
United States

"My legislation would cut off all funding for trials of anyone from Guantanamo in any court in the United States of America. This bill would help stop the misguided plan to put Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other 9/11 terrorists on trial in Downtown Manhattan."

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Barney Frank Politician
United States

"I wouldn't want [gay marriage] to go to the United States Supreme Court now because that homophobe Antonin Scalia has too many votes on this current court."

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Abraham Lincoln Political Leader
United States

"I freely acknowledge myself the servant of the people, according to the bond of service - the United States Constitution; and that, as such, I am responsible to them."

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Edward Said Literary Theorist, Critic, and Author
United States

"Ironically, many of these people, including Osama bin Laden and the mujahedeen, were, in fact, nourished by the United States in the early eighties in its efforts to drive the Soviets out of Afghanistan."

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Eleanor Roosevelt Political Activist, Diplomat
United States

"Our obligation to the world is, primarily, our obligation to our own future. Obviously, we cannot develop beyond a certain point unless other nations develop, too."

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Elon Musk Entrepreneur, Business Magnate
United States

"The United States is definitely ahead in culture of innovation. If someone wants to accomplish great things, there is no better place than the U.S."

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