We were very effective, and I was very effective, in shaping public opinion around my campaigns. But there were big stretches, while governing, where even though we were doing the right thing, we weren't able to mobilize public opinion firmly enough behind us to weaken the resolve of the Republicans to stop opposing us or to cooperate with us. And there were times during my presidency where I lost the PR battle.
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…
When times change, so must we. - Barack Obama
When times change, so must we.
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
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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