I believe a government that suppresses peaceful dissent is not showing its strength; it is showing weakness and it is showing fear. President Obama More Quotes by President Obama More Quotes From President Obama We extend a hand of friendship to the Cuban people, history will record and judge the enormous impact of this singular figure on the people and world around Raul Castro. … For nearly six decades, the relationship between the United States and Cuba was marked by discord and profound political disagreements. President Obama latest-headlines I would not advise people who feel strongly or are concerned about some of the issues that have been raised during the course of the campaign -- I wouldn't advise them to be silent. President Obama opinion The more aggressively and effectively we deal with those issues, the less those fears will channel themselves into counterproductive approaches, that pit people against each other, and frankly that’s been my agenda for the last eight years. President Obama politics Now, having said that, people seem to think I did a pretty good job. And so there is this mismatch I think between frustration and anger. Perhaps the view of the American people was just that we need to shake things up, time will now tell whether the prescriptions that are being offered, whether Brexit or with respect to the U.S. election, ends up actually satisfying those people who have been fearful or angry or concerned. President Obama politics Now that Republicans are in charge, they got to take a look and say, let's see. We got 20 million people who have health insurance who didn't have it before, health care costs generally have gone up at a significantly slower rate since ObamaCare was passed than they did before, which has saved the federal Treasury hundreds of billions of dollars. President Obama politics Now that Republicans are in charge, they’ve got to take a look and say, let’s see, we got 20 million people who have health insurance who didn’t have it before. Health care costs generally have gone up at a significantly slower rate since ObamaCare was passed than they did before, which has saved the federal Treasury hundreds of billions of dollars. President Obama politics But the people have spoken, donald Trump will be the next president, the 45th president of the United States. And it will be up to him to set up a team that he thinks will serve him well and reflects his politics. Those who didn’t vote for him will have to recognize that that’s how democracy works. That’s how this system operates. President Obama politics There is no weakening of resolve. President Obama politics When your team loses, everybody gets deflated. President Obama latest-headlines If you like your health care plan, you’ll be able to keep your health care plan – period. President Obama opinion That’s what Americans do. President Obama politics [A]n attempt byRussia and Iran to prop up Assad and try to pacify the population is just going to get them stuck in a quagmire. And it won’t work. President Obama world For the Syrian government to utilize chemical weapons on its people crosses a line that will change my calculus and how the United States approaches these issues. President Obama opinion She treats everyone with respect, she knows that love trumps hate. President Obama politics She never quits, hillary Clinton is tough. President Obama politics As a general matter, when it comes to the flag, and the National Anthem and the meaning that that holds for our men and women in uniform and those that fought for us – that is a tough thing for them to get past, to then hear what his deeper concerns are, but I don’t doubt his sincerity. I think he cares about some real, legitimate issues that need to be talked about and, if nothing else, what he’s done is generated more conversation about some topics that need to be talked about. President Obama politics We have consistently said that President Assad must lead a democratic transition or get out of the way.He has not led, for the sake of the Syrian people, the time has come for President Assad to step aside. President Obama politics I know Hillary won’t relent until ISIL is destroyed. She’ll finish the job. President Obama opinion President Obama’s woefully unprepared, there has to be a point at which Secretary Clinton say,' Enough,'. President Obama opinion If I weren't prepared to get up there and endorse No Republican presidential nominee, I thought it was inappropriate to go. President Obama politics
