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Barack Hussein Obama II é um advogado e político dos Estados Unidos, o 44.º e atual presidente daquele país, sendo o primeiro afro-americano a ocupar o cargo. Nascido em Honolulu, no Havaí, Obama é graduado em Ciências Políticas pela Universidade Columbia, tendo cursado posteriormente Direito na Universidade de Harvard, onde foi presidente da Harvard Law Review. Também atuou como líder comunitário e como advogado na defesa de direitos civis e ensinou direito constitucional na escola de direito da Universidade de Chicago entre 1992 a 2004. Ele representou por três mandatos o 13.º distrito de Illinois no senado estadual, entre 1994 a 2004, tentando eleger-se, sem sucesso, ao Congresso dos Estados Unidos em 2000.

Em 2004, após vencer a primária democrata da eleição para o Senado em Illinois, ele foi convidado para fazer um discurso na Convenção Nacional Democrata daquele ano, e, com isso recebeu atenção nacional da mídia. Em novembro, foi eleito Senador com 70% dos votos. Obama começou sua campanha para a presidência em 2007 e em 2008, depois de uma apertada disputa nas primárias do partido com a também senadora Hillary Clinton, conseguiu apoio suficiente para ganhar a nomeação do Partido Democrata para a presidência dos Estados Unidos. Ele derrotou o candidato republicano John McCain na eleição presidencial de 2008, tendo sido empossado como presidente em 20 de janeiro de 2009. Nove meses depois, ganhou o Nobel da Paz.

Durante seu primeiro mandato, Obama assinou várias propostas de estimulo econômico em resposta a Grande Recessão que assolou os Estados Unidos entre 2007 e 2009, através dos projetos de lei American Recovery and Reinvestment Act de 2009. Também sancionou leis de corte de impostos para a classe média e de criação de empregos em 2010. Outras importantes iniciativas nacionais durante seu primeiro mandato incluem a Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, projeto este que passou a ser chamado de Obamacare; o Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; o Don't ask, don't tell; o Budget Control Act of 2011; e o American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. Na política externa, Obama ordenou o fim do envolvimento americano na Guerra do Iraque; aumentou a quantidade de tropas americanas no Afeganistão; assinou tratados de controle de armas com a Rússia; autorizou uma intervenção armada na Guerra Civil Líbia; e ordenou uma operação militar no Paquistão que resultou na morte de Osama bin Laden.

Obama foi reeleito presidente em novembro de 2012, derrotando o republicano Mitt Romney, e foi empossado para um segundo mandato em 20 de janeiro de 2013. Durante seu segundo mandato, Obama promoveu políticas internas relacionadas com o controle de armas, em resposta ao Tiroteio na escola primária de Sandy Hook e outros massacres, e também defendeu a igualdade LGBT. Na âmbito externo, para conter a ameaça do grupo Estado Islâmico na região do Oriente Médio, ele ordenou a volta de tropas militares ao Iraque e também autorizou ataques aéreos e navais contra a Síria para combater as organizações jihadistas locais. Além disso, continuou o plano de encerramento das operações de combate americanas no Afeganistão. Também iniciou o processo de normalização das relações entre Cuba e Estados Unidos, e firmou um acordo nuclear com o Irã.

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Barack Obama Frases famosas

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“A mudança não virá se esperarmos por outra pessoa ou se esperarmos outra hora. Nós somos aqueles pelos quais esperamos. Nós somos a mudança que procuramos.”

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“Ele é o cara! Eu adoro esse cara. Esse é o político mais poupular da terra. Isso porque ele é boa pinta.”

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Em uma conversa descontraída com líderes do G20, a respeito do Presidente do Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Fonte: BBC Brasil http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/emp/pop.shtml?l=pt&t=video&p=/portuguese/meta/dps/2009/04/emp/090402_g20obamalula.emp.xml

“Meus pais não compartilharam só um amor improvável, eles compartilharam uma fé nas possibilidades desta nação. Eles me deram um nome africano, Barack, ou bendito, acreditando que numa América tolerante seu nome não é nenhuma barreira ao êxito. Imaginaram-me indo às melhores escolas na terra, mesmo eles não sendo ricos, porque numa América generosa você não tem que ser rico para alcançar seu potencial.”

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Convenção Nacional Democrata de 2004

“Esta noite, nos reunimos para afirmar a imensidade da nossa nação — não por causa da altura de nossos arranha-céus, nem pelo poder de nosso exército, nem pelo tamanho de nossa economia. Nosso orgulho é baseado numa premissa muito simples, resumida numa declaração feita há duzentos anos: "Seguramos estas verdades são auto-evidentes, que todos homens são criados semelhantes, e que a eles são concedidos por seu Criador certos direitos inalienáveis, entre estes estão a vida, liberdade e a busca da felicidade."”

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Isso é o gênio verdadeiro de América — uma fé em sonhos simples, uma insistência em milagres pequenos."
Convenção Nacional Democrata de 2004

“Não há uma América liberal e uma América conservadora — há os Estados Unidos da América. Não há uma América Negra e uma América Branca e América de latinos e América de asiáticos — há os Estados Unidos da América.”

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Convenção Nacional Democrata de 2004

Citações de pessoas de Barack Obama

“Isso é o gênio verdadeiro da América, uma fé nos sonhos simples das suas pessoas, a insistência em milagres pequenos. Que podemos dizer o que nós pensamos, escrevemos o que nós pensamos, sem ouvir uma pancada repentina na porta. Que podemos ter uma idéia e começar o próprio negócio sem pagar um suborno ou ouvir uma pancada repentina na porta. Que podemos participar no processo político sem temor de recompensa, e que nossos votos serão contados, ao menos na maioria das vezes.”

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Convenção Nacional Democrata de 2004

“Estas pessoas acreditaram que desta vez as coisas precisavam ser diferentes, que suas vozes poderiam fazer a diferença. A América mandou uma mensagem para o mundo de que não somos uma coleção de Estados azuis (democratas) ou vermelhos (republicanos). Nós somos, e sempre seremos, os Estados Unidos da América.”

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Barack Obama frases e citações

“Quando enviamos nossos jovens e mulheres para a guerra, nós temos uma obrigação solene de não evadir os números nem esconder a verdade sobre por que que eles vão, e preocupar-se com as suas famílias enquanto são indo, ter expectativa de retorno dos soldados, e nunca jamais entrar em guerra sem ter tropas suficientes vencer a guerra, assegurar a paz, e ganhar o respeito do mundo.”

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Convenção Nacional Democrata de 2004

De mulheres , De família , De mundo , De verdade

“O exército norte-americano está a cumprir valentemente e brilhantemente no Iraque. Nossas tropas fazem tudo aquilo que nós lhes pedimos que façam e mais. Mas nenhuma quantidade de soldados americanos pode resolver as divergências políticas no centro de uma guerra civil de outrem, nem resolver as queixas nos corações dos combatentes”

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Floor Statement on Iraq War De-escalation Act of 2007 (30 January 2007) http://obama.senate.gov/speech/070130-floor_statement_on_iraq_war_de-escalation_act_of_2007/index.html

De idade , De guerra , Coração

“Eu não estaria aqui sem o apoio de minha melhor amiga (Michelle) nos últimos 16 anos. A rocha da milha família e o amor da minha vida.”

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De família , De amor , De vida

“Não tínhamos como saber então, mas muito do progresso que definiria o século XX, nos dois lados do Atlântico, vem da batalha por um pedaço de praia.”

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Em discurso dos 65 anos do Desembarque da Normandia

“Sim, nós podemos”

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Yes, we can
Em comício na candidatura à presidência americana em 2008

“Nós sempre fomos e sempre seremos uma nação AAA. Temos as melhores universidades, as melhores empresas e os mais inventivos empreendedores.”

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“Se ainda há alguém que duvida que os Estados Unidos sejam o lugar onde todas as coisas são possíveis, que ainda duvida que o sonho de nossos fundadores esteja vivo em nosso tempo, que ainda questiona o poder da nossa democracia, aqui está a resposta.”

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De sonhos , Tempo , Democracia

“Podemos não ser capazes de deter todo o mal no mundo, mas eu sei que a forma como tratamos uns aos outros é inteiramente nossa. Eu acredito que apesar de todas as nossas imperfeições, estamos cheios de decência e bondade, e que as forças que nos separam não são tão fortes como aqueles que nos unem.”

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De mundo , Forte

“Quarenta e quatro americanos, até hoje, prestaram o juramento presidencial. Suas palavras foram ditas durante a maré ascendente da prosperidade e nas águas calmas da paz. Mas frequentemente o juramento é prestado em meio a nuvens crescentes e tempestades ruidosas. Nestes momentos a América foi em frente não apenas graças ao talento e à visão daqueles no poder, mas porque nós, o povo, permanecemos fiéis aos ideais de nossos antecessores e aos nossos documentos fundadores. Foi assim e deve ser assim com esta geração de americanos.”

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agua , De paz

“Crianças que crescem sem pai têm cinco vezes mais chances de viver na pobreza e cometer crimes; nove vezes mais chances de abandonar a escola e vinte vezes mais chances de acabar na prisão. Eles são mais propensos a ter problemas comportamentais, fugir de casa ou se tornar pais adolescentes.”

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Fonte: The New York Times https://www.diariodobrasil.org/barack-obama-disse-a-mesma-coisa-que-mourao-e-a-midia-embusteira-se-calou/ — 15 de julho de 2008

Casa , De crianças , De escola , Chance

Barack Obama: Frases em inglês

“So civil society is the conscience of our countries. It’s the catalyst of change. It’s why strong nations don’t fear active citizens. Strong nations embrace and support and empower active citizens.”

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2015, Remarks at Panama Civil Society Forum (April 2015)

“We believe that strong, successful countries require strong and vibrant civil societies. We know that throughout our history, human progress has been propelled not just by famous leaders, not just by states, but by ordinary men and women who believe that change is possible; by citizens who are willing to stand up against incredible odds and great danger not only to protect their own rights, but to extend rights to others.”

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2015, Remarks at Panama Civil Society Forum (April 2015)

“The presidency has a funny way of making a person feel the need to pray.”

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National Prayer Breakfast http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/02/03/remarks-president-national-prayer-breakfast, , quoted in * 2011-02-03
Cathy Lynn
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Obama's prayer: 'To walk closer with God'
USA Today
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/Religion/post/2011/02/obama-christian-prayer-breakfast-doubt/1
2012-11-07
2011

“You're the ones who are going to have to seize freedom, because a true revolution of the spirit begins in each of our hearts.”

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2012, Yangon University Speech (November 2012)

“And that’s what we celebrate today. The long arc of progress. Progress that is never assured, never guaranteed, but always possible, always there to be earned -– no matter how stuck we might seem sometimes. No matter how divided or despairing we may appear. No matter what ugliness may bubble up. Progress, so long as we’re willing to push for it; so long as we’re willing to reach for each other.”

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2015, Commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the 13th Amendment (December 2015)

“Contrary to the rumours that you've heard, I was not born in a manger. I was actually born on Krypton and sent here by my father, Jor-El, to save the planet Earth.”

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Joking in a speech at the Al Smith Dinner in New York City (17 October 2008) http://www.truveo.com/Obama-Im-From-Krypton-My-Father-Was-JorEl/id/2710091678; making allusions Jesus and Superman, in regard to impossibly high expectations of what he might do as president.
2008

“Ramadan is a celebration of a faith known for great diversity and racial equality.”

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Statement by the President on the Occasion of Ramadan (11 August 2010) http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/08/11/statement-president-occasion-ramadan
2010

“The [Bush] Administration's failure to be consistently involved in helping Israel achieve peace with the Palestinians has been both wrong for our friendship with Israel, as well as badly damaging to our standing in the Arab world. I do not pretend to have all the answers to this vexing problem, and untangling the issues involved is an appropriate topic for a separate speech. What I can say is this: not only must we be consistent, but we will not succeed unless we have the cooperation of the European Union and the Arab States in pressing for reforms within the Palestinian community.”

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Speech to the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations (12 July 2004)
2004

“We are the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and the last to be able to do anything about it.”

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Barack Obama during the Climate change summit in New York, as quoted in The Guardians article Climate change summit: Julie Bishop commends Australia’s emission targets by Helen Davidson (24 September 2014) http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/24/climate-change-summit-julie-bishop-commends-australias-emission-targets
2014

“At times, we’ve disagreed on matters of policy. But one thing we’ve always shared is a notion of what public service should be. That it ought to be more than just doing what’s popular in the moment. That it ought to be about what’s right for our nation, over the long term. It ought to be about problem-solving and governance, not just how we can score political points on each other or engage in obstructionism. And where compromise is not a vice and where bipartisanship is a actually considered a virtue -- to be rewarded, not punished.”

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Remarks by the President at the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Symposium hold at The National War College in Washington, D.C. on December 03, 2012. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/12/03/remarks-president-nunn-lugar-cooperative-threat-reduction-symposium
2012

“The issue of press freedom is a constant concern in my interactions with the Chinese government. It’s an issue that I’ve raised with the President here in Burma. I’m pretty blunt and pretty frank about the fact that societies that repress journalists ultimately oppress people as well, and that if you want a society that is free and vibrant and successful, part of that formula is the free flow of information, of ideas, and that requires a free press. […] And we believe that when governments censor or control information, that ultimately that undermines not only the society, but it leads to eventual encroachments on individual rights as well. […] I brought up a basic principle that I stated earlier, which is that a free press is a foundation for any democracy. We rely on journalists to explain and describe the actions of our government. If the government controls the journalists, then it's very difficult for citizens to hold that government accountable.”

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Remarks by President Obama and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma in Joint Press Conference at Aung San Suu Kyi Residence in Rangoon, Burma on November 14, 2014 http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/11/14/remarks-president-obama-and-daw-aung-san-suu-kyi-burma-joint-press-confe
2014

“We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.”

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Call to Service in Colorado Springs, CO (2 July 2008) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt2yGzHfy7s
2008

“You cannot purchase people’s consent through killing them.”

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2016, News Conference With Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany (November 2016)

“For the African-American community, that path means embracing the burdens of our past without becoming victims of our past. It means continuing to insist on a full measure of justice in every aspect of American life. But it also means binding our particular grievances - for better health care, and better schools, and better jobs - to the larger aspirations of all Americans: the white woman struggling to break the glass ceiling, the white man who's been laid off, the immigrant trying to feed his family. And it means also taking full responsibility for our own lives - by demanding more from our fathers, and spending more time with our children, and reading to them, and teaching them that while they may face challenges and discrimination in their own lives, they must never succumb to despair or cynicism. They must always believe that they can write their own destiny.”

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2008, A More Perfect Union (March 2008)

“We need a President who is fighting for all Americans, not one who writes off nearly half the country.”

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Tweet https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/248112876240379904 (18 Sep 2012)
2012

“You know, I have said before, and I will say again, that when we started on this journey, we did so with an abiding faith in the American people and their ability, our ability, to join together and change the country in ways that would make life better for our kids and our grandkids.”

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2017, Farewell to Staff Members (January 2017)

“And finally, Africa’s progress will depend on upholding the human rights of all people -- for if each of us is to be treated with dignity, each of us must be sure to also extend that same dignity to others.”

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2015, Remarks to the People of Africa (July 2015)

“There is violence and injustice in our world that must be confronted. We must confront it not by splitting apart but by standing together as free nations, as free people. I know that a call to arms can stir the souls of men and women more than a call to lay them down. But that is why the voices for peace and progress must be raised together.”

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2009, A World without Nuclear Weapons (April 2009)

“Now, before I begin, I'd just like to clear the air about that little controversy everybody was talking about a few weeks back. I have to tell you, I really thought this was much ado about nothing, but I do think we all learned an important lesson. I learned never again to pick another team over the Sun Devils in my NCAA brackets. It won't happen again. President Crow and the board of regents will soon learn all about being audited by the IRS.”

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Commencement Address at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/DCPD-200900360/html/DCPD-200900360.htm (13 May 2009)
2009

“There’s nothing America can’t handle if we actually look squarely at the problem. And this is work for all Americans, not just some. Not just whites. Not just blacks. If we want to honor the courage of those who marched that day, then all of us are called to possess their moral imagination. All of us will need to feel as they did the fierce urgency of now. All of us need to recognize as they did that change depends on our actions, on our attitudes, the things we teach our children. And if we make such an effort, no matter how hard it may sometimes seem, laws can be passed, and consciences can be stirred, and consensus can be built.”

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2015, Bloody Sunday Speech (March 2015)

“Unlike some people, I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth.”

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Misquoted by [2012-04-18, Allahpundit, Obama: Unlike some people, I wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my mouth, Hot Air, http://hotair.com/archives/2012/04/18/obama-unlike-some-people-i-wasnt-born-with-a-silver-spoon-in-my-mouth/, 2012-10-08], and publicized by Steve Doocy, Fox & Friends (), Fox News
President Obama actually said, in a campaign speech in Elyria, Ohio http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2012/04/18/president-obama-speaks-skills-american-workers on , "Somebody gave me an education. <span style="color:gray">I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth.</span> Michelle wasn't. But somebody gave us a chance, just like these folks up here are looking for a chance."
2012-04-23
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“The FBI is still gathering the facts about what happened in San Bernardino, but here is what we know. The victims were brutally murdered and injured by one of their coworkers and his wife. So far, we have no evidence that the killers were directed by a terrorist organization overseas, or that they were part of a broader conspiracy here at home. But it is clear that the two of them had gone down the dark path of radicalization, embracing a perverted interpretation of Islam that calls for war against America and the West. They had stockpiled assault weapons, ammunition, and pipe bombs. So this was an act of terrorism, designed to kill innocent people.”

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2015, Address to the Nation by the President on San Bernardino (December 2015)

“Throughout American history, there have been moments that call on us to meet the challenges of an uncertain world, and pay whatever price is required to secure our freedom. They are the soul-trying times our forbearers spoke of, when the ease of complacency and self-interest must give way to the more difficult task of rendering judgment on what is best for the nation and for posterity, and then acting on that judgment — making the hard choices and sacrifices necessary to uphold our most deeply held values and ideals. This was true for those who went to Lexington and Concord. It was true for those who lie buried at Gettysburg. It was true for those who built democracy’s arsenal to vanquish fascism, and who then built a series of alliances and a world order that would ultimately defeat communism. And this has been true for those of us who looked on the rubble and ashes of 9/11, and made a solemn pledge that such an atrocity would never again happen on United States soil; that we would do whatever it took to hunt down those responsible, and use every tool at our disposal – diplomatic, economic, and military — to root out both the agents of terrorism and the conditions that helped breed it.”

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"A Way Forward in Iraq", Remarks to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs (20 November 2006)
2006

“I continue to believe that Mr. Trump will not be president. And the reason is because I have a lot of faith in the American people.”

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Speaking at the Asean economic summit in California, as quoted in "Donald Trump will not be president, says Barack Obama" http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-35592948, BBC (17 February 2016)
2016

“If you actually took the number of Muslims Americans, we'd be one of the largest Muslim countries in the world.”

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Interview with Laura Haim, Canal Plus, France. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Transcript-of-the-Interview-of-the-President-by-Laura-Haim-Canal-Plus-6-1-09/, White House Library (1 June 2009)
2009

“I think it's fair to say that maybe some point down the line, there might be a UK-U. S. trade agreement, but it's not going to happen anytime soon, because our focus is in negotiating with a big bloc, the European Union, to get a trade agreement done, and the UK is going to be in the back of the queue.”

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Remarks by the President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron in Joint Press Conference https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/04/22/remarks-president-obama-and-prime-minister-cameron-joint-press (22 April 2016). "Barack Obama: Brexit would put UK 'back of the queue' for trade talks" http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/apr/22/barack-obama-brexit-uk-back-of-queue-for-trade-talks, The Guardian.
2016

“And at some point, I know that one of my daughters will ask, perhaps my youngest, will ask, "Daddy, why is this monument here? What did this man do?" How might I answer them? Unlike the others commemorated in this place, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was not a president of the United States — at no time in his life did he hold public office. He was not a hero of foreign wars. He never had much money, and while he lived he was reviled at least as much as he was celebrated. By his own accounts, he was a man frequently racked with doubt, a man not without flaws, a man who, like Moses before him, more than once questioned why he had been chosen for so arduous a task — the task of leading a people to freedom, the task of healing the festering wounds of a nation's original sin. And yet lead a nation he did. Through words he gave voice to the voiceless. Through deeds he gave courage to the faint of heart. By dint of vision, and determination, and most of all faith in the redeeming power of love, he endured the humiliation of arrest, the loneliness of a prison cell, the constant threats to his life, until he finally inspired a nation to transform itself, and begin to live up to the meaning of its creed.
Like Moses before him, he would never live to see the Promised Land. But from the mountain top, he pointed the way for us — a land no longer torn asunder with racial hatred and ethnic strife, a land that measured itself by how it treats the least of these, a land in which strength is defined not simply by the capacity to wage war but by the determination to forge peace — a land in which all of God's children might come together in a spirit of brotherhood.
We have not yet arrived at this longed for place. For all the progress we have made, there are times when the land of our dreams recedes from us — when we are lost, wandering spirits, content with our suspicions and our angers, our long-held grudges and petty disputes, our frantic diversions and tribal allegiances. And yet, by erecting this monument, we are reminded that this different, better place beckons us, and that we will find it not across distant hills or within some hidden valley, but rather we will find it somewhere in our hearts.”

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Groundbreaking Ceremony (13 November 2006)
2006

“The Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries.”

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Remarks by the President and the Vice President at Town Hall Meeting in Tampa, Florida https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-and-vice-president-town-hall-meeting-tampa-florida (28 January 2010)
2010

“The end of the Republic has never looked better.”

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Remarks by the President at the White House Correspondents' Dinner https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/05/01/remarks-president-white-house-correspondents-dinner (April 30, 2016)
2016

“I never emulate white men and brown men whose fates didn't speak to my own. It was into my father's image, the black man, son of Africa, that I'd packed all the attributes I sought in myself, the attributes of Martin and Malcolm, DuBois and Mandela.”

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Circulated in "A Coil of Rage" http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/coilofrage.asp, a 2011 mass e-mail attributing several fabricated quotations to Obama.
Obama actually wrote, in Dreams from My Father, p. 220:
Yes, I'd seen weakness in other men — Gramps and his disappointments, Lolo [my adoptive father] and his compromise. But these men had become object lessons for me, men I might love but never emulate, <span style="color:gray">white men and brown men whose fates didn't speak to my own. It was into my father's image, the black man, son of Africa, that I'd packed all the attributes I sought in myself, the attributes of Martin and Malcolm, DuBois and Mandela.</span>
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