I believe that the best measure of whether a nation is going to be successful is whether they are tapping the talents of their women.
Barack ObamaI accept that people are going to call me awful things every day, and I will always defend their right to do so.
Barack ObamaYou wouldn't know that if you talked to Human Rights Watch or Amnesty International or some of the international activist organizations. Certainly you wouldn't know that if you were talking to some of the writers who criticize our drone policy. But I've actually told my staff it's probably good that they stay critical of this policy, even though I think right now we're doing the best that we can in a dangerous world with terrorists who would gladly blow up a school bus full of American kids if they could.
Barack Obama