Barack Obama Quotes About Liberty

• This Administration also puts forward a false choice between the liberties we cherish and the security we demand... That means no more illegal wire-tapping of American citizens. No more national security letters to spy on citizens who are not suspected of a crime. No more tracking citizens who do nothing more than protest a misguided war. No more ignoring the law when it is inconvenient. That is not who we are.

  Barack Obama

  War, Mean, Law

• Let us remember that we can do these things not just because of wealth or power, but because of who we are: one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

  Barack Obama

  Patriotic, Justice For All, Liberty

  Announces the Death of Osama Bin Laden, delivered 1 May 2011

• We do not believe that in this country, freedom is reserved for the lucky, or happiness for the few.

  Barack Obama

  Happiness, Happy, Country

  President Obama's Inaugural Address, www.foxnews.com. January 21, 2013.

• Generally the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties, says what the states can't do to you, says what the federal government can't do to you. But it doesn't say what the state or federal government must do on your behalf.

  Barack Obama

  Government, Insightful, Liberty

  "Glenn Beck: Obama TOLD us this was coming". "Glenn Beck Radio Program", www.glennbeck.com. 2001.

• I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We've made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions.

  Barack Obama

  Inspiring, Country, Mistake

  Address to the People of Berlin, delivered 24 July 2008, Victory Column

• One of the challenges of a democratic government is making sure that even in the midst of emergencies and passions, we make sure that rule of law and the basic precepts of justice and liberty prevail.

  Barack Obama

  Passion, Government, Law

  Barack Obama's Remarks with President Pena Nieto of Mexico in Joint Press Conference, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. July 22, 2016.

• Those of us who have the privilege to serve this country have an obligation to do our job as best we can. We come from different parties, but we are Americans first. And that's why disagreement cannot mean dysfunction. It can't degenerate into hatred. The American people's hopes and dreams are what matters, not ours. Our obligations are to them. Our regard for them compels us all, Democrats and Republicans, to cooperate, and compromise, and act in the best interests of our nation –- one nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

  Barack Obama

  Dream, Country, Jobs

  "Obama may have won now, but next three years could be tough" by Leigh Ann Caldwell, www.cnn.com. October 18, 2013.

• My liberty depends on you being free, too.

  Barack Obama

  Being Free, Liberty, Depends

  Remarks by the President in Eulogy for the Honorable Reverend Clementa Pinckney, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. June 26, 2015.

• We can give our intelligence and law enforcement community the powers they need to track down and take out terrorists without undermining our commitment to the rule of law, or our basic rights and liberties.

  Barack Obama

  Commitment, Nsa, Rights

  "Senate Passes Its FISA Bill, While House Rejects 21 Day Extension Bill". www.techlawjournal.com. February 13, 2008.

• That is our generation’s task - to make these words, these rights, these values of life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness real for every American.

  Barack Obama

  Real, Pursuit Of Happiness, Rights

  Barack Obama's Inaugural Address, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. January 21, 2013.

• I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage. But when you start playing around with constitutions, just to prohibit somebody who cares about another person, it just seems to me that's not what America's about. Usually, our constitutions expand liberties, they don't contract them.

  Barack Obama

  Love, Inspirational, Marriage

  "Barack Obama Answers Your Questions About Gay Marriage, Paying For College, More". www.mtv.com. November 01, 2008.

• We have proved that the true strength of our nation comes not from the scale of our wealth but from the power of our ideals - opportunity, democracy, liberty and hope.

  Barack Obama

  Strong, Opportunity, Democracy

• It [the Constitution] didn't break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in the Constitution, at least as it's been interpreted, and the Warren court interpreted it in the same way that generally the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties. It says what the states can't do to you, it says what the federal government can't do to you, but it doesn't say what the federal government or the state government must do on your behalf. And that hasn't shifted.

  Barack Obama

  Father, Government, Liberty

• Those who are troubled by our existing programs are not interested in a repeat of 9/11, and those who defend these programs are not dismissive of civil liberties. The challenge is getting the details right, and that's not simple.

  Barack Obama

  Simple, Nsa, Challenges

  "President Obama's speech on NSA surveillance reforms - full text". www.theguardian.com. January 17, 2014.

• We need to find a way forward to make sure that we can stop terrorists while protecting the privacy, and liberty, of innocent Americans.

  Barack Obama

  Way Forward, Nsa, Giving

  "Sen. Rand Paul calls NSA spying an 'utter, frank hypocrisy'". "Hannity" with Sean Hannity, www.foxnews.com. June 10, 2013.

• What makes us exceptional - what makes us American - is our allegiance to an idea articulated in a declaration made more than two centuries ago: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

  Barack Obama

  Pursuit Of Happiness, Men, Rights

  Barack Obama's Inaugural Address, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. January 21, 2013.

• It was not a religion that attacked us that September day. It was al-Qaeda. We will not sacrifice the liberties we cherish or hunker down behind walls of suspicion and mistrust.

  Barack Obama

  Wall, Sacrifice, Liberty

• And to all those who have wondered if Americas beacon still burns as bright - tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope. For that is the true genius of America - that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.

  Barack Obama

  Opportunity, America, Giving

  Barack Obama's Victory Speech at Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois, abcnews.go.com. November 4, 2008.

• I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an independent judiciary, and fighting corruption, those are principles that, you know, not perfectly but generally, we have tried to apply not just in our own country but also with respect to our foreign policy.

  Barack Obama

  Country, Taken, Independent

  Source: time.com

• I've been involved in the intelligence side of the federal government for a long time. We all know that we have to have a balance between security to protect the American people and liberty. We take an oath to protect and defend the constitution and the American people.

  Barack Obama

  Government, Long, People

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

• That is the story of our history - whether it's the pursuit of prosperity for our people or the struggle for equality for all of our citizens, our commitment to stand up for our values abroad, and our sacrifices to make the world a safer place. Let us remember that we can do these things not just because of wealth or power, but because of who we are. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

  Barack Obama

  Struggle, Commitment, Sacrifice

  Source: www.today.com

• In Texas, we hold very dear to intrusions against our personal liberty. We fight very hard against that.

  Barack Obama

  Fighting, Texas, Liberty

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

• Here at home, we will strengthen our defenses but not succumb to a siege mentality that sacrifices the open society and liberties and values that we cherish as Americans, because great and proud nations don't hunker down and hide behind walls of suspicion and mistrust.

  Barack Obama

  Wall, Home, Sacrifice

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

• America can do whatever we set our mind to. That is the story of our history, whether it's the pursuit of prosperity for our people, or the struggle for equality for all our citizens; our commitment to stand up for our values abroad, and our sacrifices to make the world a safer place. Let us remember that we can do these things not just because of wealth or power, but because of who we are: one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

  Barack Obama

  Struggle, Commitment, Sacrifice

  Announces the Death of Osama Bin Laden, delivered 1 May 2011

• It's not enough to celebrate the ideals that we're built on, liberty and justice and equality for all. Those just can't be words on paper, the work of every generation is to make those words mean something, concrete in the lives of our children. And we won't get there as long as kids in Baltimore or Ferguson or New York or Appalachia or the Mississippi delta or the Pine Ridge reservation believe that their lives are somehow worthless.

  Barack Obama

  New York, Children, Believe

  "Baltimore unrest as Obama pushes mentoring program" by Eric Bradner, www.cnn.com. May 5, 2015.

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