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Obama, Barack - President
Thank you. Thank you very much. Please be seated. |
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Obama, Barack - President
Thank you so much. Heads of state, Cabinet members, my outstanding Vice President, members of Congress, religious leaders, distinguished guests, Admiral... |
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Obama, Barack - President
I want to commend Secretary Hillary Clinton on her outstanding remarks, and her outstanding leadership at the State Department. She's doing good every... |
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Obama, Barack - President
I'm privileged to join you once again, as my predecessors have for over half a century. Like them, I come here to speak about the ways my faith informs... |
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Obama, Barack - President
There is, of course, a need for prayer even in times of joy and peace and prosperity. Perhaps especially in such times prayer is needed -- to guard... |
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Obama, Barack - President
Last month, God's grace, God's mercy, seemed far away from our neighbors in Haiti. And yet I believe that grace was not absent in the midst of tragedy.... |
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Obama, Barack - President
One such translator was an American of Haitian descent, representative of the extraordinary work that our men and women in uniform do all around the... |
| 01:16:321 min. |
Obama, Barack - President
God's grace, and the compassion and decency of the American people is expressed through the men and women like Corpsman Brossard. It's expressed through... |
| 01:17:3435 sec. |
Obama, Barack - President
It's inspiring. This is what we do, as Americans, in times of trouble. We unite, recognizing that such crises call on all of us to act, recognizing... |
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Obama, Barack - President
Sadly, though, that spirit is too often absent when tackling the long-term, but no less profound issues facing our country and the world. Too often,... |
| 01:19:0640 sec. |
Obama, Barack - President
Now, for those of us here in Washington, let's acknowledge that democracy has always been messy. Let's not be overly nostalgic. (Laughter.) Divisions... |
| 01:19:461 min. |
Obama, Barack - President
And we've seen actually some improvement in some circumstances. We haven't seen any canings on the floor of the Senate any time recently. (Laughter.)... |
| 01:21:081 min. |
Obama, Barack - President
Empowered by faith, consistently, prayerfully, we need to find our way back to civility. That begins with stepping out of our comfort zones in an effort... |
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Obama, Barack - President
Civility also requires relearning how to disagree without being disagreeable; understanding, as President [Kennedy] said, that "civility is not a sign... |
| 01:23:0723 sec. |
Obama, Barack - President
Challenging each other's ideas can renew our democracy. But when we challenge each other's motives, it becomes harder to see what we hold in common.... |
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Obama, Barack - President
We may disagree about the best way to reform our health care system, but surely we can agree that no one ought to go broke when they get sick in the... |
| 01:24:1652 sec. |
Obama, Barack - President
Surely we can agree to find common ground when possible, parting ways when necessary. But in doing so, let us be guided by our faith, and by prayer.... |
| 01:25:0842 sec. |
Obama, Barack - President
Through faith, but not through faith alone, we can unite people to serve the common good. And that's why my Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood... |
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Obama, Barack - President
It is this spirit of civility that we are called to take up when we leave here today. That's what I'm praying for. I know in difficult times like... |
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Obama, Barack - President
But let us remember those who came before; those who believed in the brotherhood of man even when such a faith was tested. Remember Dr. Martin Luther... |
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Obama, Barack - President
In the eyes of those who denied his humanity, he saw the face of God. |
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Obama, Barack - President
Remember Abraham Lincoln. On the eve of the Civil War, with states seceding and forces gathering, with a nation divided half slave and half free, he... |
| 01:27:208 sec. |
Obama, Barack - President
Even in the eyes of confederate soldiers, he saw the face of God. |
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Obama, Barack - President
Remember William Wilberforce, whose Christian faith led him to seek slavery's abolition in Britain; he was vilified, derided, attacked; but he called... |
| 01:27:4910 sec. |
Obama, Barack - President
In the eyes of those who sought to silence a nation's conscience, he saw the face of God. |
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Obama, Barack - President
Yes, there are crimes of conscience that call us to action. Yes, there are causes that move our hearts and offenses that stir our souls. But progress... |
| 01:28:426 min. |
Obama, Barack - President
Thank you, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America. (Applause.) |