"We don't really have any kind of..." - Quote by Barack Obama

“Its [Dreams from My Father] also a reflection about how we might start a better conversation in our democracy about how to solve problems, because it feels as if our political system - it just seems there is so much cynicism and negativity in our politics.”

“I make no apologies for us wanting to do this [bombing Iraq and Syria] appropriately and in a way that is consistent with American values.”

“In the white community, the path to a more perfect union means acknowledging that what ails the African-American community does not just exist in the minds of black people; that the legacy of discrimination - and current incidents of discrimination, while less overt than in the past - are real and must be addressed.”

“I've heard drug experts say they believe if penicillin were discovered today, the FDA wouldn't license it.”

“The policy of letting things alone, in the practical sense that the Government should never interfere with business or go into business itself, is called Laisser-faire by economists and politicians. It has broken down so completely in practice that it is now discredited; but it was all the fashion in politics a hundred years ago, and is still influentially advocated by men of business and their backers who naturally would like to be allowed to make money as they please without regard to the interest of the public.”

“If you destroy a free market you create a black market.”

“The money was all appropriated for the top in the hopes that it would trickle down to the needy. Mr. Hoover didn’t know that money trickled up. Give it to the people at the bottom and the people at the top will have it before night, anyhow. But it will at least have passed through the poor fellow’s hands.”

“The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object.”

“Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.”