Barack Obama Quotes About Honor

• We honor those who walked so we could run. We must run so our children soar. And we will not grow weary.

  Barack Obama

  Running, Children, Honor

  "Obama Speaks at Selma's "Bloody Sunday" 50th Anniversary" by Natalie Stone, www.hollywoodreporter.com. March 7, 2015.

• Even the smallest act of service, the simplest act of kindness, is a way to honor those we lost, a way to reclaim that spirit of unity that followed 9/11.

  Barack Obama

  Powerful, Kindness, Patriotic

  "Obama Weekly Address: President Calls On Americans To Rekindle 9/11 Unity". www.huffingtonpost.com. August 27, 2011.

• They, and we, are the legacies of an unbroken chain of proud men and women who served their country with honor, who waged war so that we might know peace, who braved hardship so that we might know opportunity, who paid the ultimate price so that we might know freedom.

  Barack Obama

  Country, Memorial Day, War

  "CNN Newsroom" with Tony Harris, www.cnn.com. May 25, 2009.

• Of all the rocks upon which we build our lives, we are reminded today that family is the most important. And we are called to recognize and honor how critical every father is to that foundation. They are teachers and coaches. They are mentors and role models. They are examples of success and the men who constantly push us toward it.

  Barack Obama

  Teacher, Father, Men

  Barack Obama's Father’s Day speech, www.nytimes.com. June 15, 2008.

• We lose ourselves when we compromise the very ideals that we fight to defend. And we honor those ideals by upholding them not when it's easy, but when it is hard.

  Barack Obama

  Powerful, Fighting, Honor

  Nobel Prize for Peace Acceptance Speech and Lecture, delivered 10 December 2009, Oslo City Hall, Oslo, Norway

• Our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes - and I see many of them in the audience here today.

  Barack Obama

  Stupid, Hero, Honor

  "Obama's Forgettable Memorial Day". www.slate.com. May 27, 2008.

• Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay, but we can honor their sacrifice.

  Barack Obama

  Memorial Day, Hero, Sacrifice

  Remarks by the President at a Memorial Day Service, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. May 30, 2011.

• To those of you mourn the loss of a loved one today, my heart goes out to you. We remember that the blessings that we enjoy as Americans came at a dear cost. Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we cannot ever fully repay. But we can honor their sacrifice, and we must. We must honor it in our own lives by holding their memories close to our hearts, and heeding the example they set.

  Barack Obama

  Memorial Day, Memories, Hero

• For decades, this great leader, often at Dr. King’s side, was denied his rightful place in history because he was openly gay. No medal can change that, but today, we honor Bayard Rustin’s memory by taking our place in his march towards true equality, no matter who we are or who we love.

  Barack Obama

  Kings, Memories, Gay

  Barack Obama's speech at Presidential Medal of Freedom Ceremony, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. November 20, 2013.

• I honor, we honor the service of John McCain, and I respect his many accomplishments, even if he chooses to deny mine. My differences with him are not personal; they are with the policies he has proposed in this campaign.

  Barack Obama

  Differences, Accomplishment, Honor

  Democratic Nomination Victory Speech, delivered 3 June 2008, Saint Paul, Minnesota

• Our tears are not enough. Our words and our prayers are not enough. If we really want to honor these twelve men and women, if we really want to be a country where we can go to work and go to school and walk our streets free from senseless violence, without so many lives being stolen by a bullet from a gun, then we're gonna have to change. We're gonna have to change.

  Barack Obama

  Country, Prayer, School

• The greatest gift that Michelle and I have received over the last eight years has been the honor of serving as your President and First Lady. Together, we fought our way back from the worst recession in 80 years, and got unemployment to a nine-year low.

  Barack Obama

  Eight, Years, Honor

  Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

• No U.S. soldier ever dies in vain because they're carrying out the missions of their commander in chief. And we honor all the service that they've provided. Our troops have performed brilliantly. The question is for the next president, are we making good judgments about how to keep America safe precisely because sending our military into battle is such an enormous step.

  Barack Obama

  Military, Soldier, Honor

  Source: www.nytimes.com

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