Those of us who have had the singular privilege to hold the office of the Presidency know well that progress in this country can be hard and it can be slow, frustrating and sometimes you're stymied. The office humbles you. You're reminded daily that in this great democracy, you are but a relay swimmer in the currents of history, bound by decisions made by those who came before, reliant on the efforts of those who will follow to fully vindicate your vision. But the presidency also affords a unique opportunity to bend those currents — by shaping our laws and by shaping our debates; by working within the confines of the world as it is, but also by reimagining the world as it should be.


Remarks by the President at LBJ Presidential Library Civil Rights Summit at Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library in Austin, Texas on April 10, 2014.

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Barack Obama Quotes

Those of us who have had the singular privilege to hold the office of the Presidency know well that progress in this country can be hard and it can...

Those of us who have had the singular privilege to hold the office of the Presidency know well that progress in this country can be hard and it can...

Those of us who have had the singular privilege to hold the office of the Presidency know well that progress in this country can be hard and it can...

Those of us who have had the singular privilege to hold the office of the Presidency know well that progress in this country can be hard and it can...