When we don't pay close attention to the decisions made by our leaders, when we fail to educate ourselves about the major issues of the day, when we choose not to make our voices and opinions heard, that's when democracy breaks down. That's when power is abused. That's when the most extreme voices in our society fill the void that we leave. That's when powerful interests and their lobbyists are most able to buy access and influence in the corridors of power - because none of us are there to speak up and stop them.
American values and legal traditions do not permit the indefinite detention of people beyond our borders. - Barack Obama
American values and legal traditions do not permit the indefinite detention of people beyond our borders.
- Barack Obama
Whether it's coming from FDR or it's coming from Ronald Reagan, if the idea is right for the times then we're gonna apply it. And things that don't w… - Barack Obama
Whether it's coming from FDR or it's coming from Ronald Reagan, if the idea is right for the times then we're gonna apply it. And things that don't w…
Donald Trump is temperamentally unfit. - Barack Obama
Donald Trump is temperamentally unfit.
Don't just consume things, create things - Barack Obama
Don't just consume things, create things
When times change, so must we. - Barack Obama
When times change, so must we.
We've got to change our regulatory system. - Barack Obama
We've got to change our regulatory system.
Nobody's changing what you've got. You get to keep it. - Barack Obama
Nobody's changing what you've got. You get to keep it.
There are things I cannot say. - Barack Obama
There are things I cannot say.
You work with what you got. - Barack Obama
You work with what you got.
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