Barack Obama — Courageous Quotes

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Barack Obama Quotes

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Barack Obama

Politician

Courageous

“I believe the United States of America must remain a standard bearer in the conduct of war. That is what makes us different from those whom we fight. That is a source of our strength. That is why I prohibited torture. That is why I ordered the prison at Guantanamo Bay closed. And that is why I have reaffirmed America's commitment to abide by the Geneva conventions. We lose ourselves when we compromise the very ideals that we fight to defend.”

Believe War Commitment

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Barack Obama

Politician

Courageous

“When George Bush came into office, we had surpluses. And now we have half-a-trillion-dollar deficit annually. When George Bush came into office, our national debt was around $5 trillion. It's now over $10 trillion. We've almost doubled it.”

Money Office Dollars

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Courageous

“We do need to make sure that we have an orderly, lawful immigration process.”

Needs Process Immigration

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Courageous

“And terrorists who seek to harm our citizens will feel the long arm of American justice.”

Long Justice

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Courageous

“Iraq will require US occupation of undetermined length.”

Iraq Occupation

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Courageous

“To the extent that we've got a fiscal crisis right now, part of it is prompted by a bullheaded insistence on the part of the president, for example, that we should extend all of his tax cuts, make all of them permanent.”

Cutting President Money

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Courageous

“We remember the grind of the insurgency -- the roadside bombs, the sniper fire, the suicide attacks. From the 'triangle of death' to the fight for Ramadi; from Mosul in the north to Basra in the south -- your will proved stronger than the terror of those who tried to break it.”

War Fighting Suicide

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Courageous

“Guaranteed, full stop, nobody gets treated differently when it comes to the Justice Department, because nobody is above the law.”

Law Justice Treated

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Courageous

“We are the party of Roosevelt. We are the party of Kennedy. So don't tell me that Democrats won't defend this country. Don't tell me that Democrats won't keep us safe.”

Country Party Safe

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Courageous

“If John McCain wants to have a debate about who has the temperament, and judgment, to serve as the next Commander-in-Chief, that's a debate I'm ready to have.”

Want Next Debate

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Courageous

“Senator McCain likes to talk about judgment, but really, what does it say about your judgment when you think George Bush has been right more than ninety percent of the time? I don't know about you, but I'm not ready to take a ten percent chance on change.”

Thinking Doe Likes

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Courageous

“Most Americans believe that escalation will not bring the war in Iraq to a responsible end, and that's why I've proposed not just a troop cap, but a phased redeployment that will start bringing our troops home.”

Believe War Home

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