I may be the only person, the only presidential candidate who never carried the state in which he was born.

“Governments accountable to the voters focus on building roads and schools—not weapons of mass destruction.”

Thank you, your Holiness. Awesome speech.

So it is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture, with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world.

We believe that by removing a crippling debt burden we'll help millions of Africans improve their lives and grow their economies.

We must help the reformers of the Middle East as they work for freedom, and strive to build a community of peaceful, democratic nations.

A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it. Dealing with Congress is a matter of give and take. The president doesn't get everything he wants, the Congress doesn't get everything they want. But we're finding good common ground.