And to protect the freedom of all the voters, those in power must accept constraints. That's what our American system is designed to do. Now, America may have the strongest military in the world, but it must submit to civilian control. I, as the President of the United States, make determinations that the military then carries out, not the other way around. As President and Commander-In-Chief, I have that responsibility because I'm accountable to the people.


Yangon University Speech (November 2012)

Barack Obama Quotes

And to protect the freedom of all the voters, those in power must accept constraints. That's what our American system is designed to do. Now, America ...

And to protect the freedom of all the voters, those in power must accept constraints. That's what our American system is designed to do. Now, America ...

And to protect the freedom of all the voters, those in power must accept constraints. That's what our American system is designed to do. Now, America ...

And to protect the freedom of all the voters, those in power must accept constraints. That's what our American system is designed to do. Now, America ...