Obama Quotes from Blueprint of Change

“I’m in this race to take those tax breaks away
from companies that are moving jobs overseas
and put them in the pockets of hard working
Americans who deserve it. And I won’t raise the
minimum wage every ten years – I will raise it
to keep pace so that workers don’t’ fall behind.
That is why I am in it. To protect the American
worker. To fight for the American worker.”
-- Barack Obama, Speech in Des Moines, IA, November 10, 2007

“I don’t want to send another generation of American children to failing
schools. I don’t want that future for my daughters. I don’t want that
future for your sons. I do not want that future for America.”
- Barack Obama
Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, Des Moines, Iowa
November 10, 2007

“The time to fix our broken immigration system is now. … We need
stronger enforcement on the border and at the workplace. … But for
reform to work, we also must respond to what pulls people to America.
… Where we can reunite families, we should. Where we can bring in
more foreign-born workers with the skills our economy needs, we
should.”
--Barack Obama, Statement on U.S. Senate Floor,
May 23, 2007

“Your own story and the American story are not
separate – they are shared. And they will both be
enriched if we stand up together, and answer a
new call to service to meet the challenges of our
new century. … I won’t just ask for your vote as
a candidate; I will ask for your service and your
active citizenship when I am president of the
United States. This will not be a call issued in
one speech or program; this will be a cause of
my presidency. ”
-- Barack Obama, Speech in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, December 5, 2007

“When I am this party’s nominee, my opponent will not be able to say
that I voted for the war in Iraq; or that I gave George Bush the benefit
of the doubt on Iran; or that I supported Bush-Cheney policies of not
talking to leaders that we don’t like. And he will not be able to say that
I wavered on something as fundamental as whether or not it is ok for
America to torture – because it is never ok. … I will end the war in Iraq.
… I will close Guantanamo. I will restore habeas corpus. I will finish the
fight against Al Qaeda. And I will lead the world to combat the common
threats of the 21st century: nuclear weapons and terrorism; climate
change and poverty; genocide and disease. And I will send once more
a message to those yearning faces beyond our shores that says, “You
matter to us. Your future is our future. And our moment is now.”
-Des Moines, Iowa,
November 10, 2007

“Keeping faith with those who serve must
always be a core American value and a
cornerstone of American patriotism. Because
America’s commitment to its servicemen and
women begins at enlistment, and it must
never end.”
– Barack Obama, Speech in Kansas City, MO,
August 21, 2007.