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Barack Obamaborn 1961

If you’re tired of arguing with strangers on the internet, try to talk with one in real life. If something needs fixing, lace up your shoes and do some organizing. If you’re disappointed by your elected officials, grab a clipboard, get some signatures, and run for office yourself.

Barack Obama on responsibility

Barack Obama’s Farewell Address (2017)

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Don’t shortchange the future, because of fear in the present.
News conference with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, London (1 April 2009)
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Contrary to the rumors that you’ve heard, I was not born in a manger. I was actually born on Krypton and sent here by my father, Jor-El, to save the planet Earth.
Speech at the Al Smith Dinner, New York City (17 October 2008)
- Comedy
Democracy is a garden that has to be tended.
Remarks at a Qualtrics conference, Salt Lake City (6 March 2019)
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More about responsibility

The United States stands at the pinnacle of world power. This is a solemn moment for the American democracy. For with primacy in power is joined an awe-inspiring accountability for the future.
Winston Churchill1874–1965
- America
Each man must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, which course is patriotic and which isn’t. You cannot shirk this and be a man. To decide against your conviction is to be an unqualified and excusable traitor, both to yourself and to your country, let me label you as they may.
Mark Twain1835–1910Papers of the Adam Family (1939), Part VI: “Two Fragments from a Suppressed Book Called ‘Glances at History’ or ‘Outlines of History’ “
Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
Colin Powell1937–2021The Powell Principles (2003)

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