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Qaddafi declared he would show "no mercy” to his own people. (Barack Obama)
I know that a democratic Egypt can advance its role of responsible leadership not only in the region but around the world. View quote
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I don't pretend to have all the answers. And I'm not going to offer some grand theory – not when it's a beautiful day and you've got some celebrating to do. View quote
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And here on Earth, we place our hands over our hearts, and commit ourselves as Americans to forging a country that is forever worthy of her gentle, happy spirit. View quote
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We do not have to think that human nature is perfect for us to still believe that the human condition can be perfected. We do not have to live in an idealized world to still reach for those ideals that will make it a better place. View quote
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The commitments we make to each other. View quote
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And so abolitionists and freedmen and women and radical Republicans kept cajoling and kept rabble-rousing, and within a few years of the war's end at Appomattox, we passed two more amendments guaranteeing voting rights, birthright citizenship, equal protection under the law. View quote
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These aspirations are bigger than anything that drives us apart. View quote
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We have our divisions, and they are not new. Around-the-clock news cycles and social media sometimes amplify these divisions. View quote
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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. View quote
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Now, more than ever, we must do. (Barack Obama)
We knew it would take more than one year or one term or maybe even one President, because we had seen what had happened in the previous decade. View quote
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More awareness and outreach -- because we have to end any shame or stigma that comes with going and getting help. View quote
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We know our time on this Earth is fleeting. View quote
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I wanted to start, Class of 2016, by opening your eyes to the moment that you are in. If you had to choose one moment in history in which you could be born, and you didn't know ahead of time who you were going to be - what nationality, what gender, what race, whether you'd be rich or poor, gay or straight, what faith you'd be born into - you wouldn't choose 100 years ago. You wouldn't choose the fifties, or the sixties, or the seventies. You'd choose right now. View quote
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The combined trends of increased inequality and decreasing mobility pose a fundamental threat to the American Dream, our way of life, and what we stand for around the globe. View quote
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We respect the past, but we don't pine for the past. We don't fear the future; we grab for it. View quote
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It's not a sign of strength. Anybody can make threats. Anyone can move an army. Anyone can show off a missile. That doesn't make you strong. It does not lead to security, or opportunity, or respect. Those things don't come through force. They have to be earned. View quote
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We will defend our people and uphold our values through strength of arms and rule of law. View quote
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Our democracy is not the buildings, not the monuments. It's you being willing to work to make things better and being willing to listen to each other and argue with each other and come together and knock on doors and make phone calls and treat people with respect. View quote
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If you want to go into government, you shouldn't just want to be a particular government official. You should want to go into government because you think it can help educate some children, or it can help provide jobs for people who need work. (Barack Obama)
If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. View quote
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Now, it will take time to eradicate a cancer like ISIL. View quote
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I know the history, but I refuse to be trapped by it. View quote
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I am asking the same thing of you that President Bush did when he spoke at this commencement in 2002: "America needs more than taxpayers, spectators, and occasional voters,” he said. "America needs full-time citizens.” And as graduates from a university whose motto is "Education for Citizenship,” that's what your country expects of you. So briefly, I will ask you for two things: to participate, and to persevere. View quote
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