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Barack Hussein Obama II (/bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/ ( listen); born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009 to January 20, 2017. The first African American to assume the presidency, he was previously the junior United States Senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008. Before that, he served in the Illinois State Senate from 1997 until 2004.

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Ultimately, there is no dividing line between Main Street and Wall Street. We will rise or we will fall together as one nation.

Dividing, Fall, Nation, Together, Wall

I think perhaps education doesn’t do us much good unless it is mixed with sweat.

Education, Good, Sweat, Think, Thinking

We learn from our mistakes, we do some reflection, we lick our wounds, we brush ourselves off - then we go forward, with the presumption of good faith in our fellow citizens.

Citizens, Mistake, Reflection, Wounds

We can't expect to solve problems if all we do is tear each other down. You can disagree with a certain policy without demonizing the person who espouses it.

Certain, Expect, Person, Problem, Tear, Tears

This idea that America is somehow on the verge of collapse, this vision of violence and chaos everywhere, doesn't really jibe with the experience of most people.

America, Everywhere, Ideas, Jibe, People, Verge

In many ways [those middle-aged black ladies] my touchstone, because they are what I meant when I talked about the audacity of hope.

Audacity, Black, Ladies, Way, Ways

I would have to. . . investigate more of Bill's dancing abilities, you know, and some of this other stuff before I accurately judge whether he was in fact a brother.

Accurately, Brother, Dancing, Judge, Judging, Know

Campaigning is different from governing.

Different, Governing, Campaigning

America is a country of strong families and strong values. My life's been blessed by both and I'll never forget those values.

Country, Strong, Blessed, Families

We are one nation under God, and we may call that God different names but we remain one nation.

Names, Different, May, Under, Nation

There is nothing wrong with our country, there is something wrong with our politics. . . When this country is operating off a common ground, nobody can stop us. But when we're divided, then we end up having a whole lot of self-inflicted problems.

Common, Country, Politics, Self, Stop

If we have actionable intelligence about high value terrorist targets and President [Pervez] Musharraf will not act, we will.

Intelligence, Musharraf, President, Target, Terrorist, Value

Today, I can report that, as promised, the rest of our troops in Iraq will come home by the end of the year.

Come, Home, Iraq, Rest, Years

Grace Bell lived in Belhaven, North Carolina her entire life, all 100 years of her life. Just a few weeks ago Republicans challenged her voter registration status and tried to remove her from the voter rolls. Now Grace got her voter registration reinstated. And you better believe she`s going to vote. But this 100-year old woman wasn`t alone in being targeted. The list of voters Republicans tried to purge was two-thirds black and Democratic. That didn`t happen by accident.

Believe, Black, Grace, Lived, Reinstated, Targeted

We long for unity, but are unwilling to pay the price. But of course, true unity cannot be so easily won. It starts with a change in attitudes - a broadening of our minds, and a broadening of our hearts.

Attitude, Easily, Heart, Minds, Pay The Price, Won

The government of Libya announced the death of Moammar Gadhafi. This marks the end of a long and painful chapter for the people of Libya, who now have the opportunity to determine their own destiny in a new and democratic Libya. The Gadhafi regime ruled the Libyan people with an iron fist. The enormous potential of the Libyan people was held back and terror was used as a political weapon. The last major regime strongholds have fallen. The new government is consolidating the control over the country. And one of the world's longest-serving dictators is no more.

Consolidating, Country, Democratic, Destiny, Opportunity, Terror

I confess to wincing every so often at a poorly chosen word, a mangled sentence, an expression of emotion that seems indulgent or overly practiced. I have the urge to cut the book by fifty pages or so, possessed as I am with a keener appreciation for brevity.

Appreciation, Book, Cutting, Overly, Pages, Urge

On Easter or Christmas Day, my mother might drag me to church, just as she dragged me to the Buddhist temple, the Chinese New Year celebration, the Shinto shrine, and ancient Hawaiian burial sites.

Easter, Hawaiian, Mother, New Year, Shrine

[American Citizenship] captures the enduring idea that this country only works when we accept certain obligations to one another and to future generations

Country, Enduring, Future, Generations, Ideas, Obligations

I see Donald Trump as a phenomenon of an expression of certain fears, certain resentments, that have been a running thread in American history.

Certain, Donald, Expression, Resentment, Running, Trump

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