"As citizens, we understand that it is..." - Quote by Barack Obama
As citizens, we understand that it is not about what America may do for us. It's about what can be done by us, together.
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“The path of America's development is never a straight line. Sometimes we move in ways that are forwards; sometime that seem back.”
“In recent years, we've become enamored with our own past success. Lulled into complacency by the glitter of our own achievements. We've become accustomed to the title of Military Superpower, forgetting the qualities that got us there. We've become accustomed to our economic dominance in the world, forgetting that it wasn't reckless deals and get rich quick schemes that got us where we are, but hard work and smart ideas, quality products and wise investments.”
“I think our basic principle that this is a free market system and that that has worked for us, that it creates innovation and risk taking, I think that's a principle that we've gotta hold to as well. But what I don't wanna do is get bottled up in a lot of ideology and is this conservative or liberal. My interest is finding something that works.”
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“My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”
“In the United States, if 43 percent of eligible voters do not vote, then democracy is weakened.”
“The second thing we have to do is to make sure that all of us think about how we approach our elections and our democracy not only to secure them from vote tampering, but also to make sure that we understand when propaganda is being churned through the system.”
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“The spirit of brotherhood recognizes of necessity both the need of self-help and also the need of helping others in the only way which every ultimately does great god, that is, of helping them to help themselves.”
“Friends are like coals in a fire - together, they glow; apart, they grow cold.”
“Being in the same room with people and creating something together is a good thing.”