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Terrorist propeganda and erode partnerships and reduce accou accountability in our own government. this issue of transparency is relevant to a third aspect of leadership and that is our effort to strengthen and enforce national order. we had the wisdom to support the peace and keep human progress. from nato and the united nations to the world bank. these institutions are not perfect but they have been a force multipler and reduce the need for unilateral action and increase the strength among oth...

International suspicion, and erode the legitimacy of our partners and their people, and reduce accountability in our own government. this issue of transparency is directly relevant to a third aspect of american leadership, and that is our effort to strengthen and enforce international order. after world war ii, america had the wisdom to shape the institutions to keep the peace and support human progress from the united nations to the world bank and imf. these institutions are not perfect, but th...

Is a huge risk to human progress. >> your question, what is on the $100 bill? >> i know this. >> sorry. the question is moot. nowada adays few people get to a $100 bill. the 1% of the 1% contributed more than 40% of all campaign donations. thats why government is so responsive to their needs. they use their money to gain political influence. inequality doesnt just happen. the 1% make it happen. we may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrateed in the hands of the few, but we cant have b...

Tell you the truth, at first i didnt realize. in preparation of the speech, it was pointed out i would be speaking from the same pulpit used by dr. king in his sermon on march the 1st, 1968, and that was a profound sermon. dr. king said, and i quote, "somewhere we must come to see that human progress never rolls on the wheels of inevitability. he went on to say, it comes through tireless efforts and persistent work of dedicated individuals who are willing to be co-workers with god." as my mom wo...

Individual empowerment, not government control. having faced down the dangers of toe tal tear yanism, the word expects us to stand up for the principle that everyone has the right to think and write and form relationships freely because individual freedom is the wellspring of human progress. those values make us who we are. and because of the strength of our own democracy, we should not shy away from high expectations. for more than two centuries, our constitution has weathered every type of cha...

Whats behind all this. speaker boehner gets leaked saying one thing, goes on the record denying it now seems intent on denying the obvious. that given a chance, the house of representatives would not have the government back to work by midnight. the far scarier is the default looming ahead. just ten days from now. why are we the greatest country in the world the symbol of government headed towards disaster? why do we have so many no nothings in the congress deny the fiscal arithmetic that stares...

You cant let such a regime have nuclear weapons. thats what iran failed to offer so far. rouhani offered smiles as before and offered frowns. >> you call him the wolf in wolves clothing and you say rouhani is the wolf in sheeps clothing. >> right. >> youre not buying the friendly face? >> no, i want to see it backed with action. i want to see the real boss, i mean both of them servants, faithful serve vents. >> when i interviewed him he refused to say there was a holocaust. rouhani said the nazi...

Faithful serve vents. >> when i interviewed him he refused to say there was a holocaust. rouhani said the nazis committed a great crime against the jewish people. >> thats great. what human progress. he actually acknowledged the 6 million jews. >> does it mean anything he at least has taken that step? >> it would mean something if he would take -- it would mean nothing if they continue the nuclear weapons program. it would mean a great deal if they stop it because iran while acknowledging or not...

Friendly face? >> no, i want to see it backed with action. i want to see the real boss, i mean both of them serve vants, faithful serve vents. >> when i interviewed him he refused to say there was a holocaust. rouhani said the nazis committed a great crime against the jewish people. >> thats great. what human progress. he actually acknowledged the 6 million jews. >> does it mean anything he at least has taken that step? >> it would mean something if he would take -- it would mean nothing if they...

Challenges. whether the united nations can meet the test of our time. for much of my tenure as president, some of our most urgent challenges have revolved around an increasingly integrated global economy and the efforts to recover from the worst economic crisis of our lifetime. now, five years after the global economy collapsed and thanks to coordinated efforts by the countries here today, jobs are being created, global financial systems have stabilized, and people are once again being lifted ou...