“What doesn’t make sense is treating entire neighborhoods as danger zones.” — President Obama

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“No, there’s no part of Detroit I’d visit after dark, why?”

“We gotta make sure boys and girls in those communities are loved and cherished and nurtured and invested in.” — President Obama

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“You know, that thing parents used to do before government checks replaced fathers.”

“Don’t just tag them as future criminals. Reach out to them as future citizens.” — President Obama

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“Just kidding… don’t reach out, run away. Seriously. These thugs are dangerous and they will hurt you.”

“We have to restore trust between our police and some of the communities where they serve.” — President Obama

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“Not by asking the people in the community to act trustworthily, of course…”

“We should not tolerate conditions in prison that have no place in any civilized country.” —President Obama

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“Did you know that some prison bakeries won’t make a gay wedding cake?”

“Justice is not only the absence of oppression — it is the presence of opportunity.” — President Obama

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“And then there’s ‘social justice’, which is the opportunity to BE the oppression”.

“Justice is making sure that every young person knows that they are special and their lives matter.” — President Obama

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“Then there’s the *Department* of Justice, which is what I use to put the ‘bully’ in ‘bully pulpit‘.”

“We are not perfect, but we have the capacity to be more perfect — mile after mile, step after step.” — President Obama

@BarackObama

“We’re on a march to the Bataan of perfection!”

“Justice is living up to the common creed that I am my brother’s keeper and I am my sister’s keeper.” — President Obama

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“And you’ll have a keeper whether you want one or not.”

“If we keep taking steps toward a more perfect union… America will move forward. There’s nothing we can’t do.” — President Obama

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“Niggling details in the Constitution to the contrary notwithstanding.”

LIVE: The President is speaking about expanding high-speed broadband to low-income households. http://ofa.bo/t91p

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“In a way that’s only paid for by the people who aren’t getting the high-speed broadband.”

Read why these three congressmen believe #Obamacare is working: http://ofa.bo/t927

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“Pay no attention to the one who says ‘you wouldn’t believe the dirt we have on John Roberts!'”

Stand with the President’s plan to make sure more people have access to a secure and dignified retirement: http://ofa.bo/e4r2

@BarackObama

“There’s a panel for that…”

“This deal will make America and the world safer and more secure.” — President Obama on the #IranDeal http://ofa.bo/c4sd

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“It won’t make Iranians more honest, though, so that might be a problem”.

“From my family to yours, Eid Mubarak!” —President Obama

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“Oh… too soon, Chattanooga?”