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title: Barack Obama
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/quotes/barack-obama/
description: 3 verified quotes from Barack Obama, President of the United States, with sources.
section: FRAME
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# Barack Obama

President of the United States · United States

3 quotes, oldest first. [Filter with other speakers](https://propagandaarchive.org/quotes/#speaker=barack-obama).

1. > “Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious, and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America: They will be met.” — January 20, 2009 · Speech · Washington, D.C., United States Capitol, first inaugural address — First inaugural address, delivered during the 2008-09 financial crisis and two wars. It follows a passage on a fear that American decline is inevitable. — Inaugural Address, 20 January 2009, The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) [Source](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/inaugural-address-5)
2. > “Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the Nation for a new age.” — January 20, 2009 · Speech · Washington, D.C., United States Capitol, first inaugural address — First inaugural address, in the passage describing the 2008-09 crisis. Obama assigns the weakened economy to the greed of some and to a collective failure. — Inaugural Address, 20 January 2009, The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) [Source](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/inaugural-address-5)
3. > “On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.” — January 20, 2009 · Speech · Washington, D.C., United States Capitol, first inaugural address — Opening movement of the first inaugural address, following the passage on the crisis and the challenges ahead. — Inaugural Address, 20 January 2009, The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) [Source](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/inaugural-address-5)