Barack Obama Quotes

“The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit, to choose our better history, to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation, the God given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all...”

― Barack Obama, Inaugural Address

topic:happiness equality

“Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions, who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short, for they have forgotten what this country has already done, what free men and women can achieve...”

― Barack Obama, Inaugural Address

topic:freedom courage imagination

“It has not been the path for the faint hearted, for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame, rather it has been the risk takers, the doers, the makers of things, some celebrated, but more often men and...”

― Barack Obama, Inaugural Address

topic:freedom action risk

“On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.”

― Barack Obama, Inaugural Address

topic:fear hope

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

― Barack Obama, Inaugural Address

“We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now, that our spirit is stronger, and cannot be broken.”

― Barack Obama, Inaugural Address

topic:strength spirit

“To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.”

― Barack Obama, Inaugural Address

topic:power

“The success of our economy has always depended, not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity, on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart, not out of charity, but because it is the surest...”

― Barack Obama, Inaugural Address

topic:good success

“Our founding fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up...”

― Barack Obama, Inaugural Address

topic:world man law

“The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works — whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified.”

― Barack Obama, Inaugural Address

topic:government

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