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After my election, I have more flexibility.
To Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev while in Korea

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You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt.

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I've been left at the altar now a couple of times.

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Let me be absolutely clear: Iran is a grave threat.

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If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun.

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A woman who is denied an education is denied equality.

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I do think at a certain point you've made enough money.

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Evolution is more grounded in my experience than angels.

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The arc of history is long but it bends towards justice.

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Guantanamo will be closed no later than one year from now.

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Today, a nation ringed by walls would only imprison itself.

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You can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done.

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When I was a kid, I inhaled. Frequently. That was the point.

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I'm LeBron, baby. I can play on this level. I got some game.

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This [mass shootings] just doesn't happen in other countries.

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Don't shortchange the future, because of fear in the present.

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We did not come to fear the future. We came here to shape it.

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Nowhere is it ordained that history moves in a straight line.

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Race remains a potent and often divisive force in our society.

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John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded.

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We will encourage more Americans to study in Muslim communities.

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Your experience cautions that progress is neither easy nor quick.

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As a student of history, I also know civilization's debt to Islam.

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The issue of climate change is one that we ignore at our own peril

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Reading is the gateway skill that makes all other learning possible

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No ally or adversary should ever doubt our strength and our resolve.

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I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.

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The shadow of crisis has passed, and the State of the Union is strong.

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For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness.

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How do we transform mere power into justice, mere sentiment into love?

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