“beyond the horizon war machines of my countrymen rain fire and death down on the homes of men, their engines roaring "freedom" across the land to end terror, never uttering the word "empire," and there is nothing that I can do.”— Kelly Talbot, amazon.com
“America's strength doesn't come from lashing out. Strength relies on smarts, judgment, cool resolve, and the precise and strategic application of power. That's the kind of Commander-in-Chief I pledge to be.”— Hillary Clinton, cnn.com
“America is one of the highest-taxed nations in the world. Reducing taxes will cause new companies and new jobs to come roaring back into our country. Then we are going to deal with the issue of regulation, one of the greatest job-killers of them all. Excessive regulation is costing our country as mu…”— Donald Trump, politico.com
“We’re not done perfecting our union, or living up to our founding creed – that all of us are created equal and free in the eyes of God.”— Barack Obama, politico.com
“I believe the future holds far more opportunities than threats if we exercise creative and confident leadership that enables us to shape global events rather than be shaped by them.”— Hillary Clinton, hillaryclinton.com
“Man is the Reasoning Animal. Such is the claim. I think it is open to dispute.”— Mark Twain, amazon.com
“There are many humorous things in the world; among them, the white man's notion that he is less savage than the other savages.”— Mark Twain, amazon.com
“Monarchies, aristocracies, and religions are all based upon that large defect in your race—the individual's distrust of his neighbor, and his desire, for safety's or comfort's sake, to stand well in his neighbor's eye. These institutions will always remain, and always flourish, and always oppress yo…”— Mark Twain, amazon.com
“As President of the United States, I’ve called on our Congress to lift the embargo. (Applause.) It is an outdated burden on the Cuban people. It's a burden on the Americans who want to work and do business or invest here in Cuba. It's time to lift the embargo.”— Barack Obama, whitehouse.gov
“I have come here to bury the last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas. I have come here to extend the hand of friendship to the Cuban people.”— Barack Obama, whitehouse.gov
“Havana is only 90 miles from Florida, but to get here we had to travel a great distance -- over barriers of history and ideology; barriers of pain and separation. The blue waters beneath Air Force One once carried American battleships to this island -- to liberate, but also to exert control over Cub…”— Barack Obama, whitehouse.gov
“I’m here to say we must reject such despair. I’m here to insist that we are not as divided as we seem. I know that because I know America. I know how far we’ve come against impossible odds. I know we’ll make it because of what I’ve experienced in my own life, what I’ve seen of this country and its p…”— Barack Obama, whitehouse.gov
“History reminds us that at every moment of economic upheaval and transformation, this nation has responded with bold action and big ideas.”— Barack Obama, whitehouse.gov
“I ask Congress to move quickly on legislation that will finally reform our outdated regulatory system. It is time to put in place tough, new common-sense rules of the road so that our financial market rewards drive and innovation, and punishes short-cuts and abuse.”— Barack Obama, whitehouse.gov
“Our efforts will fail in Afghanistan and Pakistan if we don't invest in their future.”— Barack Obama, whitehouse.gov
“So I want the American people to understand that we have a clear and focused goal: to disrupt, dismantle and defeat al Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and to prevent their return to either country in the future. That's the goal that must be achieved. That is a cause that could not be more just. A…”— Barack Obama, whitehouse.gov
“My own American journey was paved by generations of citizens who gave meaning to those simple words -- "to form a more perfect union." I've studied the Constitution as a student, I've taught it as a teacher, I've been bound by it as a lawyer and a legislator. I took an oath to preserve, protect, and…”— Barack Obama, whitehouse.gov
“Now, the choice we face is not between saving our environment and saving our economy. The choice we face is between prosperity and decline. We can remain the world's leading importer of oil, or we can become the world's leading exporter of clean energy. We can allow climate change to wreak unnatural…”— Barack Obama, whitehouse.gov
“This is the price and the promise of citizenship. This is the source of our confidence -- the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny. This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed, why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across th…”— Barack Obama, whitehouse.gov