In a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on all elements of our power - including strong and principled diplomacy.

Hunger, disease and poverty can lead to global instability and leave a vacuum for extremism to fill. So instead of just managing poverty, we must offer nations and people a pathway out of poverty. And as president I've made development a pillar of our foreign policy, alongside diplomacy and defense.

We are at a time in our country's history that inclusive language is better than exclusive language.

I did not run for office to be helping out a bunch of, you know, fat cat bankers on Wall Street.

I'm about to embark on what may be as important as an initiative as anything I do as President, trying to nudge the world in the direction of doing something serious about climate change.

On every front there are clear answers out there that can make this country stronger, but we're going to break through the fear and the frustration people are feeling. Our job is to make sure that even as we make progress, that we are also giving people a sense of hope and vision for the future.

Money is the original sin in politics and I am not sinless.