If you have a family member who maybe is undocumented, then you have an even greater reason to vote.
Barack ObamaIt is very important for I think those of us who desperately want peace, who see war as, at some level, a break-down, a manifestation of human weakness, to understand that sometimes itโs also necessary โ and you know, to โ to be able to balance two ideas at the same time; that we are constantly striving for peace, we are doubling up on our diplomacy, we are going to actively engage, we are going to try to see the world through other peopleโs eyes and not just our own.
Barack ObamaI don't think there's a lot of dispute for this. You can argue that we didn't get everything done that we wanted to get done, but I can make a really strong argument, and I think prove, that by almost every measure the country's better off now than when I started.
Barack ObamaOne of the things that I've urged the president-elect to do is to develop a strong working relationship with the intelligence community and I think it's important that Congress, on a bipartisan basis.
Barack ObamaThis kind of gaping inequality gives lie to the promise thatโs at the very heart of America: that this is a place where you can make it if you try. We tell people - we tell our kids - that in this country, even if youโre born with nothing, work hard and you can get into the middle class. We tell them that your children will have a chance to do even better than you do. Thatโs why immigrants from around the world historically have flocked to our shores.
Barack Obama