We can lose so much of what we've gained in terms of the kind of democratic freedoms and market-based economies and prosperity that we've come to take for granted.
Barack ObamaI'm asking you to believe. Not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington . . . I'm asking you to believe in yours." Keeping faith with those who serve must always be a core American value and a cornerstone of American patriotism. Because America's commitment to its servicemen and women begins at enlistment, and it must never end.
Barack ObamaI think that we've had an economy that's been out of balance for too long. So the general principle of raising taxes on higher income Americans, like myself, and providing relief to those who haven't benefited as much from this new global economy, I think is a sound one.
Barack ObamaIt is that fundamental belief, it is that fundamental belief, I am my brotherโs keeper, I am my sisterโs keeper that makes this country work. Itโs what allows us to pursue our individual dreams and yet still come together as one American family. E pluribus unum. Out of many, one.
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