No religion is responsible for terrorism. People are responsible for violence and terrorism.
Barack ObamaYou don't take it personally. You understand that if people are angry that somehow the government is failing, then they are going to look to the guy who represents government.
Barack ObamaI know many of you are hurting and angry about the economy, and I don't blame you. It's the worst economy since the Great Depression. When consumers can't buy and businesses won't expand for lack of customers, the government has to be the purchaser and employer of last resort. We learned that in the Great Depression, but Republicans obviously didn't - and they've blocked every jobs program I've offered.
Barack ObamaI would say that I have been consistent in my broad view of how American power should be deployed, and the view that we underestimate our power when we restrict it to just our military power. We shortchange our influence and our ability to shape events when that's the only tool we think we have in the toolbox.
Barack Obama