At times, we've disagreed on matters of policy. But one thing we've always shared is a notion of what public service should be. That it ought to be more than just doing what's popular in the moment. That it ought to be about what's right for our nation, over the long term. It ought to be about problem-solving and governance, not just how we can score political points on each other or engage in obstructionism. And where compromise is not a vice and where bipartisanship is a actually considered a virtue — to be rewarded, not punished.


Remarks by the President at the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Symposium hold at The National War College in Washington, D.C. on December 03, 2012.

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Barack Obama Quotes

At times, we've disagreed on matters of policy. But one thing we've always shared is a notion of what public service should be. That it ought to be...

At times, we've disagreed on matters of policy. But one thing we've always shared is a notion of what public service should be. That it ought to be...

At times, we've disagreed on matters of policy. But one thing we've always shared is a notion of what public service should be. That it ought to be...

At times, we've disagreed on matters of policy. But one thing we've always shared is a notion of what public service should be. That it ought to be...