When it comes to our military, what we have to think about is not, you know just budgets, we've got to think about capabilities.

There aren't a lot of situations where I look back and I say, The decision I actually made or the course we actually pursued was the wrong course.

Every major world religion has identified marriage as between a man and a woman.

We can get this done! Take a vote, and send me that bill.

Nothing in life that’s worth anything is easy.

Our efforts will only be effective if ordinary citizens in other countries have confidence that the United States respects their privacy too. And the leaders of our close friends and allies deserve to know that if I want to learn what they think about an issue, I will pick up the phone and call them, rather than turning to surveillance.

America at its best is inclusive and not exclusive.