Lincoln basically pulled in all the people who had been running against him into his Cabinet because, whatever personal feelings there were, the issu….

I think, the argument sometimes that I've had with folks who are much more interested in sort of race-specific programs is less an argument about wha….

we will encourage more Americans to study in Muslim communities.

I'm not sure we have the right strategy in Afghanistan. Let me think this over for a few months..

The soldier 's courage and sacrifice is full of glory , expressing devotion to country , to cause, to comrades in arms. But war itself is never glori….

There’s only one thing we can be sure of, and that is the love that we have -- for our children, for our families, for each other. The warmth of a s….

Here in Europe some of the challenges have to do with structures that are so complicated. You've got Brussels, and you've got parliament, you've got ….

There is a reason why George Washington is always one of the top three presidents, and it's not because of his prowess as a military leader; it's not….

In the midst of this enormous economic crisis, I think Canada has shown itself to be a pretty good manager of the financial system and the economy in….

And then you've got President Clinton who made the case as only he can. After he spoke, somebody sent out a tweet- they said, you should appoint him ….

The United States does not have a monopoly on crazy people. It's not the only country that has psychosis. And yet we kill each other in these mass sh….

The way we have to measure progress is not, "Is there ever going to be an incident of racism in the country?" It's, "How does the majority of our cou….

The values that we talked about, the values democracy and free speech and international norms and rule of law, respecting the ability of other countr….

Our efforts will only be effective if ordinary citizens in other countries have confidence that the United States respects their privacy too. And the….

Global warming is not just the greatest environmental challenge facing our planet - it is one of our greatest challenges of any kind..

Tough talk often draws headlines, but war rarely conforms to slogans..

When you try to sow the seeds of doubt in people`s minds about the legitimacy of our election, that undermines democracy. Then you`re doing the work ….

We have to stand up for these issues when it's tough, and that's what I've done. I did it when I was in the state legislature, sponsoring the Illinoi….

I believe that there are many paths to the same place, and that is a belief that there is a higher power, a belief that we are connected as a people..

Part of what's changed in politics is social media and how people are receiving information..

I have seen, the desperation and disorder of the powerless: how it twists the lives of children on the streets of Jakarta or Nairobi in much the same….