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Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation - not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago. (Barack Obama)
Over the last 15 months, we've traveled to every corner of the United States. I've now been in 57 states? I think one left to go. View quote
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The worst thing that colonialism did was to cloud our view of our past. View quote
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I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear. View quote
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As I've said, there were patriots who supported this war, and patriots who opposed it. And all of us are united in appreciation for our servicemen and women, and our hopes for Iraqis' future. View quote
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It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where we are today, but we have just begun. Today we begin in earnest the work of making sure that the world we leave our children is just a little bit better than the one we inhabit today. View quote
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We need earmark reform, and when I'm President, I will go line by line to make sure that we are not spending money unwisely. View quote
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My family, frankly, they weren't folks who went to church every week. My mother was one of the most spiritual people I knew but she didn't raise me in the church, so I came to my Christian faith later in life and it was because the precepts of Jesus Christ spoke to me in terms of the kind of life that I would want to lead. View quote
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We didn't become the most prosperous country in the world just by rewarding greed and recklessness. We didn't come this far by letting the special interests run wild. We didn't do it just by gambling and chasing paper profits on Wall Street. We built this country by making things, by producing goods we could sell. View quote
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Cynicism is a sorry kind of wisdom. View quote
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To those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices. I need your help. And I will be your president, too. (Barack Obama)
You know, one of the things I think you understand as president is you're held responsible for everything, but you don't always have control of everything, right? View quote
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We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible. View quote
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On every front there are clear answers out there that can make this country stronger, but we're going to break through the fear and the frustration people are feeling. Our job is to make sure that even as we make progress, that we are also giving people a sense of hope and vision for the future. View quote
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I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We've made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions. View quote
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A lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me. View quote
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I will cut taxes - cut taxes - for 95 percent of all working families, because, in an economy like this, the last thing we should do is raise taxes on the middle class. View quote
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My little girls can break my heart. They can make me cry just looking at them eating their string beans. View quote
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Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those who would intimidate, torture, and murder people for exercising the most basic freedoms. If we are to win this struggle and spread those freedoms, we must keep our own moral compass pointed in a true direction. View quote
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In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope. View quote
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The private sector is doing fine. (Barack Obama)
My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success. View quote
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Let me even say before I even get inaugurated, during the transition we are going to be having meetings all across the country with community organizations so that you have input into the agenda for the next presidency of the United States of America. View quote
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We want everybody to act like adults, quit playing games, realize that it's not just my way or the highway. View quote
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My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington. View quote
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