For in destroying the world something fundamental is saved from the flames: namely, our desire for the perfect world.
“We don’t have time for a meeting of the Flat Earth Society. —Addressing climate change, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., June 25, 2013”
― Barack Obama: His Essential Wisdom
― Barack Obama: His Essential Wisdom
“I know these are difficult times. I know folks are worried. But I also know that now is not the time for fear or panic. Now is the time for resolve and steady leadership. Because I know we can steer ourselves out of this crisis.”
― Barack Obama: His Essential Wisdom
― Barack Obama: His Essential Wisdom
“And so if we’re serious about freedom of religion—and I’m speaking now to my fellow Christians who remain the majority in this country—we have to understand an attack on one faith is an attack on all our faiths.”
― Barack Obama: His Essential Wisdom
― Barack Obama: His Essential Wisdom
“[Climate change] is a political problem perfectly designed to repel government intervention. It involves every single country, and it is a comparatively slow-moving emergency, so there is always something seemingly more urgent on the agenda. —Interview, The Atlantic, April 2016”
― Barack Obama: His Essential Wisdom
― Barack Obama: His Essential Wisdom
“But the life of a tall, gangly, self-made Springfield lawyer tells us that a different future is possible. He tells us that there is power in words. He tells us that there is power in conviction. That beneath all the differences of race and religion, faith and station, we are one people. He tells us that there is power in hope.”
― Barack Obama: His Essential Wisdom
― Barack Obama: His Essential Wisdom
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