Barack Obama: Quotable Wisdom
“[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 our 44th president!
Obama’s skill at expressing deep empathy and thoughtful idealism made him a bestselling author at an early age. 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.
In these passages, Obama:
  • Speaks passionately about the ideals and beliefs at the core of the American Dream
  • Vigorously advocates for the equality and inclusion of all Americans
  • Eloquently expresses the need for smarter education and innovation
  • Elaborates a vision for a national security posture as judicious as it is tough
  • Makes the case for decisive action on climate change
  • Advocates for common-sense gun-control legislation and prison reform
An illuminating and eloquent collection, Barack Obama: Quotable Wisdom offers 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.
 
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Barack Obama: Quotable Wisdom
“[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 our 44th president!
Obama’s skill at expressing deep empathy and thoughtful idealism made him a bestselling author at an early age. 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.
In these passages, Obama:
  • Speaks passionately about the ideals and beliefs at the core of the American Dream
  • Vigorously advocates for the equality and inclusion of all Americans
  • Eloquently expresses the need for smarter education and innovation
  • Elaborates a vision for a national security posture as judicious as it is tough
  • Makes the case for decisive action on climate change
  • Advocates for common-sense gun-control legislation and prison reform
An illuminating and eloquent collection, Barack Obama: Quotable Wisdom offers 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.
 
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Barack Obama: Quotable Wisdom

Barack Obama: Quotable Wisdom

by Carol Kelly-Gangi (Editor)
Barack Obama: Quotable Wisdom

Barack Obama: Quotable Wisdom

by Carol Kelly-Gangi (Editor)

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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 our 44th president!
Obama’s skill at expressing deep empathy and thoughtful idealism made him a bestselling author at an early age. 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.
In these passages, Obama:
  • Speaks passionately about the ideals and beliefs at the core of the American Dream
  • Vigorously advocates for the equality and inclusion of all Americans
  • Eloquently expresses the need for smarter education and innovation
  • Elaborates a vision for a national security posture as judicious as it is tough
  • Makes the case for decisive action on climate change
  • Advocates for common-sense gun-control legislation and prison reform
An illuminating and eloquent collection, Barack Obama: Quotable Wisdom offers 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.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781454928355
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Publication date: 08/01/2017
Series: Quotable Wisdom Series
Pages: 152
Product dimensions: 4.80(w) x 7.20(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Carol Kelly-Gangi is the editor of such titles as The Essential Wisdom of the World’s 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.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

Early Years 1

America 7

Policies 15

The 2008 Presidential Election 23

The Presidency 29

Government, Democracy, and Freedom 37

Equality and justice 45

The Economy, Labor, and Business 51

Gun Violence and Crime 57

Reform and Accomplishments 63

Race and Racism 69

Women 75

The Environment 81

Knowledge, Education, and Innovation 87

Peace, War, and Foreign Policy 93

Hardship, Hope, and Change 103

Religion, Morality, and Values 109

Family 115

Life's Pleasures 123

Presidential Wit 127

The Wisdom of Barack Obama 133

Chronology 138

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