Being attentive to inequality and not tone deaf to it. But offering prescriptions that are actually going to help folks in communities that feel forgotten. That's going to be our most important strategy. And I think we can successfully do that. Barack Obama More Quotes by Barack Obama More Quotes From Barack Obama Slamming the door in the face of refugees would betray our deepest values. That's not who we are. And it's not what we're going to do. Barack Obama politics I cannot think of a more potent recruitment tool for (ISIS) than some of the rhetoric that's been coming out of here during the course of this debate. Barack Obama top-news I'm confident that we're going to get it done. Barack Obama politics We are not well served when, in response to a terrorist attack, we descend into fear and panic, we don't make good decisions if it's based on hysteria or an exaggeration of risks. Barack Obama politics When individuals say we should have a religious test and that only Christians, proven Christians, should be admitted, that's offensive. Barack Obama politics Even as we grieve with our French friends ... we can't lose sight that there has been progress. Barack Obama top-news The people who are fleeing Syria are the most harmed by terrorism, it is very important ... that we do not close our hearts to these victims of such violence and somehow start equating the issue of refugees with the issue of terrorism. Barack Obama politics When I hear folks say that maybe we should just admit the Christians and not the Muslims (refugees), when I hear political leaders suggesting that there would be a religious test for which person who's fleeing from a war-torn country is admitted -- when some of those folks themselves come from families who benefited from protection when they were fleeing political persecution -- that's shameful. That's not American. Barack Obama politics Traditionally the G20 has been a forum primarily to discuss economic issues facing the globe ... (but) the sky has been darkened by the horrific attacks that took place in Paris. Barack Obama most-read-articles He went out of his way to advise lesbian, gay and transgender students... and keep in mind, this was 1978, that took a lot of courage, a lot of confidences in who you are and what you stand for. Barack Obama top-news I had hesitated on gay marriage, in part, because I thought civil unions would be sufficient, i was sensitive to the fact that -- for a lot of people -- that the word marriage is something that provokes very powerful traditions and religious beliefs. Barack Obama top-news To Malia and Sasha and their friends, discrimination in any form against anyone doesn't make sense. It doesn't dawn on them that friends who are gay or friends' parents who are same-sex couple should be treated any differently. That's powerful. Barack Obama top-news It is no secret that the Prime Minister and I have had a strong disagreement on this narrow issue, but we don't have a disagreement on the need to make sure that Iran does not get a nuclear weapon, and we don't have a disagreement about the importance of us blunting destabilizing activities that Iran may be taking. Barack Obama top-news It's very good to welcome once again Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu to the Oval Office, there's no foreign leader who I've met with more frequently, and I think that's a testimony to the extraordinary bond between the United States and Israel. Barack Obama top-news Hello, Facebook! I finally got my very own page, i'm kicking it off by inviting you to take a walk with me in my backyard - something I try to do at the end of the day before I head in for dinner. Barack Obama top-news I want to make sure that the whole world is able to pass onto future generations the God-given beauty of this planet, if all of America is joining around this critical project, then we can have confidence that we're doing right by future generations and passing onto our kids all the blessings that we've received. Barack Obama top-news I want to be very clear that we condemn, in the strongest terms, Palestinian violence against innocent Israeli citizens. Barack Obama top-news The pipeline would not make a meaningful long-term contribution to our economy. Barack Obama us-news The TPP means that America will write the rules of the road in the 21st century, if we don't pass this agreement - if America doesn’t write those rules - then countries like China will. Barack Obama most-read-articles We've got to make sure that it's the anomaly and not the rule going forward. Barack Obama company-news
