Barack Obama Quotes
But the current convulsions arising out of the Arab Spring remind us that a just and lasting peace cannot be measured only by agreements between nations. It must also be measured by our ability to resolve conflict and promote justice within nations.
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To achieve a lasting peace in the Middle East takes guts, not guns.
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But only art and music have the power to bring peace.
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We need to keep making our streets safer and our criminal justice system fairer - our homeland more secure, our world more peaceful and sustainable for the next generation.
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The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace.
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The death of chief justice Rehnquist and the president's nomination of John Roberts raises the stakes for the court and the American people exponentially.
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I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.
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Let peace, descending from her native heaven, bid her olives spring amidst the joyful nations; and plenty, in league with commerce, scatter blessings from her copious hand!
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Letters actually work. Even the top dog himself takes time every day to read 10 letters that are picked out by staff. I can tell you that every official that I've ever worked with will tell you about the letters they get and what they mean.
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Every day, my love for Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, increases.
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Peace is its own reward.
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No matter what's happening in the Middle East - the Arab Spring, et cetera, the economic challenges, high rates of unemployment - the emotional, critical issue is always the Israeli-Palestinian one.
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Washington is designed not to solve problems. Congress is so beholden to the money that any solution in the general interest will be frustrated and subverted by the corporate interests who feel they will be damaged by progress, fair play and justice.
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I have shed many tears of pain and indignation.
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I will try to work for greater reconciliation, cooperation and peace in North East Asia based on correct perception of history.
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Loud peace propaganda makes war seem imminent.
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In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers justice among men who conduct their own affairs.
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Netflix is distributed in 50 countries around the world. It's an incredibly affordable, well-distributed product that gives anyone with access to the Internet and a screen access to content in a very affordable way.
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I love Clinique. Their moisturizer is amazing. My skin tends to be really oily, but then at times I'm dry, and that's the perfect amount of moisturizer.
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Population control is not an issue involving contraceptives for third world women. It is an issue of ecological justice.
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We don't need to fight the forces of chaos so much as we need to restore and revitalize the forces of peace.
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One of the hallmarks of higher education and of democracy is the ability to converse with people with whom we disagree.
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Rome is possibly my favorite city in the world. I have such fond memories there - most of them food related.
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I find just in terms of free time I'm always envious of people I know who... listen to music, watch films, play games, read books. I have to pick. And I find frequently that if I've got Sophie's Choice, I'll try to keep up with music and keep up with films. So my book reading and comic reading and game playing is terrible and infrequent.
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But the current convulsions arising out of the Arab Spring remind us that a just and lasting peace cannot be measured only by agreements between nations. It must also be measured by our ability to resolve conflict and promote justice within nations.
