If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists – to protect them and to promote their common welfare – all else is lost. – Barack Obama
But if you – if what – the reports are true, what theyre saying is, is that as a consequence of us getting 30 million additional people health care, at the margins thats going to increase our costs, we knew that. – Barack Obama
As Ive said, there were patriots who supported this war, and patriots who opposed it. And all of us are united in appreciation for our servicemen and women, and our hopes for Iraqis future. – Barack Obama
The fact that we are here today to debate raising Americas debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better. I, therefore, intend to oppose the effort to increase Americas debt. – Barack Obama
I clearly believe a lot more than some of my coalition colleagues – Tories – in redistribution and using the tax system for that purpose. I also believe in the government having an active role in the economy, which is having an industrial strategy. Im not a believer in laissez-faire. – Vince Cable