"Our environment is too important to neglect..." - Quote by Barack Obama
Our environment is too important to neglect and it's time for the federal government to focus on real solutions and live up to their promises.
More by Barack Obama
“We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity. We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations. Some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires and crippling drought and more powerful storms.”
“No deal means a greater chance of more war in the Middle East.”
“I think I'm the best president I've ever been right now. And I think the team that is operating right now functions as well as any team that I've had. And so, you know, there is a part of you that thinks, "Man, we're pretty good at this stuff right now." And you hate to see that talent disperse.”
More on Environment
“The woods that I loved as a child are entirely gone. The woods that I loved as a young adult are gone. The woods that most recently I walked in are not gone, but they're full of bicycle trails.”
“How can you expect the birds to sing when their groves are cut down?”
“Small rooms or dwellings set the mind in the right path, large ones cause it to go astray.”
More on Government
“Liberty has never come from Government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of limitations of governmental power, not the increase of it.”
“So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private individuals will occasionally kill theirs.”
“We who live in free market societies believe that growth and prosperity, and ultimately human fulfillment are created from the bottom up, not the government down.”