Barack Obama: Quotable Wisdom

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'[D]emocracy isn't a spectator sport. America isn't about 'yes he will.' It's about 'yes we can.''Barack Obama

Experience the powerful oratory of the 44th president of the United States of America.

An illuminating and eloquent collection,Barack Obama: Quotable Wisdomoffers readers new insight into this remarkable leader, charismatic man, and gifted orator whose words have time and again restored the faith and bolstered the hopes of millions of Americans. These selections have been drawn from his speeches, interviews, essays, books, social media posts, and other writings over the past 20 years. They reveal a sharp intellect, dynamic leadership style, and steadfast determination. Arranged thematically, the quotations reveal his thoughts and feelings, and even the occasional joke, about the many issues he faced during his two terms as president, from universal healthcare and same-sex equality to racial equality, and the threat of terrorism.

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Carol Kelly-Gangi is the editor of such titles as The Essential Wisdom of the Worlds Greatest Thinkers, Pope Francis: His Essential Wisdom, and Essential Wisdom of the Founding Fathers (all Sterling). She lives in NJ with her husband and two children.