For decades, this great leader, often at Dr. King’s side, was denied his rightful place in history because he was openly gay. No medal can change that, but today, we honor Bayard Rustin’s memory by taking our place in his march towards true equality, no matter who we are or who we love.
Barack ObamaI just want to repeat that there's nothing that we've proposed that would make it harder for you to purchase a firearm.
Barack ObamaThe walls between old allies on either side of the Atlantic cannot stand. The walls between the countries with the most and those with the least cannot stand. The walls between races and tribes; natives and immigrants; Christian and Muslim and Jew cannot stand. These now are the walls we must tear down. We know they have fallen before.
Barack ObamaThe globe is shrinking, the information age is bringing a lot of changes. People are anxious about their future and their children's futures.
Barack Obama