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.
Barack ObamaProgress does not compel us to settle centuries-long debates about the role of government for all time, but it does require us to act in our time.
Barack ObamaThat is the true genius of America-a faith in simple dreams, an insistence on small miracles.
Barack ObamaOf course, Israel cannot be expected to negotiate with anyone who is dedicated to its destruction. But while I know you have had differences with the Palestinian Authority, I believe that you do have a true partner in President Abbas.
Barack ObamaYou might be locked in a world not of your own making, her eyes said, but you still have a claim on how it is shaped. You still have responsibilities.
Barack ObamaAmericaโs possibilities are limitless, for we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands: youth and drive; diversity and openness; an endless capacity for risk and a gift for reinvention. My fellow Americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it - so long as we seize it together.
Barack Obama