Any time bombs are used to target civilians it is an act of terror.

But something stirred across the country because of what happened in Selma, Alabama, because some folks were willing to march across a bridge. And so they [my parents] got together, Barack Obama Jr. was born. So don't tell me I don't have a claim on Selma, Alabama. Don't tell me I'm not coming home when I come to Selma, Alabama.

The Holy Koran tells us, 'O mankind! We have created you male and a female; and we have made you into nations and tribes so that you may know one another.'

[A]lthough the principle of equality has always been self-evident, it has never been self-executing.

National legislation will prevent other states' flawed concealed-weapons laws from threatening the safety of Illinois residents.

Societies in which we are able to unify ourselves around values and ideals and character and how we treat each other and cooperation and innovation, ultimately are gonna be more successful than societies that don't.

It would be good for the workers in Vietnam even as it helps make sure that they're not undercutting competition here in the United States.