It's good to get fresh legs in [the White house]. I think that it refreshes our democracy..

A better politics is one where we appeal to each other’s basic decency instead of our basest fears..

If you want a model for what is possible, if you want to see how to build a peaceful and prosperous and dynamic society, then look at Berlin and look….

Poorly secured nuclear material in the former Soviet Union, or secrets from a scientist in Pakistan could help build a bomb that detonates in Paris. ….

We may never understand what leads anybody to terrorize their fellow human beings. Such violence, such evil is senseless. It's beyond reason..

I'm not the caricature that you see on Fox News or Rush Limbaugh, but I'm somebody who is interested in solving problems and is pretty practical, and….

When it comes to immigration, I have actually put more money, under my administration, into border security than any other administration previously.….

We should never hesitate to use military force, and I will not, as president, in order to keep the American people safe. But we have to use our milit….

I warn young people that I interact with about this - you get into unrealistic expectations where you think that, "Oh, we're gonna eliminate racism l….

Throughout history, Islam has demonstrated through words and deeds the possibilities of religious tolerance and racial equality..

There are institutional obligations I have to carry out that are important for a president of the United States to carry out, but may not always alig….

What Reagan ushered in was a skepticism toward government solutions to every problem. I don't think that has changed.

But I also want to give them a pathway so that they can earn citizenship, earn a legal status, start learning English, pay a significant fine, go to ….

I intend to protect a free and open internet, extend its reach to every classroom, and every community, and help folks build the fastest networks, so….

There's a utility in the democracy refreshing itself on an ongoing basis..

You Can't Rest on Your Laurels. Your Own Body of Work Is Yet to Come..

This is where I think policies do need to be somewhat race-specific, is making sure that institutions are not discriminatory. So you've got something….

I think we should all hope for a Russia that is successful, where its people are employed and the economy is growing and they are having good relatio….

To me the question right now is: How do I close that first three-quarters of the achievement gap, education gap, wealth gap? What gives me the best c….

Whatever we once were, we are no longer a Christian nation.

We still have sanctions on Iran for its violations of human rights, for its support of terrorism and for its ballistic missile program. And we will c….