Barack Obama vs. Mark Twain

"I have made it clear that we will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country, wherever they are. That means I will not hesitate to take action against ISI…"

"Madiba reminds us that: “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate…"

"When politicians insult Muslims, when a mosque is vandalized, or a kid bullied, that doesn’t make us safer. That’s not telling it like it is. It’s just wrong…"

"Democracy will win -- because a government’s legitimacy can only come from citizens; because in this age of information and empowerment, people want more con…"

"There’s still enormous problems in our society. But democracy is the way that we solve them. That's how we got health care for more of our people. That's how…"

"And because no one who works full-time in America should have to live in poverty, I am going to keep making the case that we need to raise the minimum wage b…"

"Let me be absolutely clear: Iran is a grave threat."

"There was no such thing as Al Qaeda in Iraq, until George Bush and John McCain decided to invade Iraq."

"Agreements among nations. Strong institutions. Support for human rights. Investments in development. All these are vital ingredients in bringing about the ev…"

"We always have the opportunity to choose our better history. We can always understand that most important decision -- the decision we make when we find our c…"

"Let me just make this point, John...We're not campaigning anymore. The election's over."

"And that’s why we support societies that empower women -- because no country will reach its potential unless it draws on the talents of our wives and our mot…"

"But you know, we — when we feel stress, when we feel pressure, when we’re just fed information that encourages some of our worst instincts, we tend to fall b…"

"I was honored to be the first U.S. President to visit Cuba in almost 90 years. And we still have differences with the Cuban government, but what I said to Pr…"

"If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun."

"We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or l…"

"Of course, neither the United States nor Europe are perfect in adherence to our ideals, nor do we claim to be the sole arbiter of what is right or wrong in t…"

"We’ve got to resist the false trap that says either there should be no accountability for police or that every police officer is suspect no matter what they do."

"As free peoples, we recognize that democracy is the most effective form of government ever devised for delivering progress and opportunity and prosperity and…"

"This ruling is a victory for Jim Obergefell and the other plaintiffs in the case. It's a victory for gay and lesbian couples who have fought so long for thei…"