If we aren't willing to pay a price for our values, if we a… - Barack Obama

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If we aren't willing to pay a price for our values, if we aren't willing to make some sacrifices in order to realize them, then we should ask ourselves whether we truly believe in them at all.

Barack Obama

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Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States of America from 2009 to 2017. Born in Hawaii, the son of a Kenyan father and a mother from Kansas, he won the 2008 presidential election and was re-elected president in November 2012. A member of the U.S. Democratic Party, he was the first African American president. Before becoming president, he represented the 13th district for three terms in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004 and served as United States senator from Illinois between January 4, 2005 and November 16, 2008. While president, he was the recipient of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Birth Name: Barack Hussein Obama II

Also Known As: Barry

Alternative Names: POTUS 44 • Barack Hussein Obama • Barack H. Obama • Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. • Barack H Obama • Barak Obama • Barry Obama • Barack Obama II

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