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The quotations of

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

born 1961

22 quotes, most often on Freedom, America and Democracy. Part of the U.S. Presidents collection.

No society is immune from the darkest impulses of man. And too often religion has been used to tap into those darker impulses as opposed to the light of God.
Address to the People of India (January 2015)
- Religion
Freedom of religion is central to the ability of peoples to live together.
A New Beginning (June 2009)
- Freedom
- Religion
People in every country should be free to choose and live their faith based upon the persuasion of the mind, and the heart, and the soul. This tolerance is essential for religion to thrive.
A New Beginning (June 2009)
- Freedom
- Religion
Whatever we once were, we are no longer a Christian nation — at least, not just; we are also a Jewish nation, a Muslim nation, a Buddhist nation, a Hindu nation, and a nation of nonbelievers.
Keynote speech: Call to Renewal’s Building a Covenant for a New America conference—Washington, D.C., June 2006.
- America
- Religion

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