Ten speeches from Barack Obama that will go down in history

Posted on 11/01/2017 made on the UOL portal, transcribed without changes. I read all the speeches and I decided to publish this blog and I think it will be appreciated by many. I hope you like it. On the night of Tuesday (10), Barack Obama made his last speech as president of the USA. In his farewell speech, the Democrat highlighted the legacy of his eight years of government making a defense of American democracy and ensuring the peaceful passage of power to President-elect Donald Trump. Obama, the first black president of the United States, said that despite the improvement in racial relations in the country, racism is still a powerful force and there is "much to be done" to eliminate prejudices against minorities and immigrants.

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1. Speech at the Democratic Party Convention

July 28, 2016

Barack Obama reminded fellow members of his first convention 12 years earlier and spoke about his government's achievements and challenges for the future by calling for votes for Hillary Clinton.

"You know, nothing really sets you up for the demands of the Oval Office.You can read about it, you can study.But until you sit down at that desk, you do not know what it's like to manage a global crisis or send young people to war But Hillary was in the room, she was part of those decisions, she knows what's at stake in our government's decisions - what's at stake for the working family, the elderly, the small business owner, the soldier, The veteran.And even in the midst of the crisis, she listens to people, and she stays calm, and treats everyone with respect.And no matter how scary the odds are, no matter how people try to knock her down, she never, never give up."

2. Opening Speech at Rutgers University

May 15, 2016

In a humorous speech, Obama addressed the students talking about the university's achievements and the improvement of social conditions in the last decades.

"And just as America is better, the world is better than when I graduated." Since we were educated, the iron curtain has fallen, apartheid is over.There is more democracy.We practically eliminate certain diseases like polio.We cut drastically the We have a lot of big problems to solve, but I say to point out that change has been a constant in our history. Which is why America is better because we did not look back, we did not fear the future.We enjoyed the future and took it to us.And that is exactly why we have always been young people like you who have brought great changes - because you are not afraid Of the future."

3. Address to the people of Cuba

March 22, 2016

After decades of conflict between the United States and Cuba, President Obama went to the neighboring country and spoke about friendship, exile and confrontation, reinforcing his willingness to reconnect the two countries.

"I want to be clear: the differences between our governments over these many years are real and important. I am sure that President Castro would say the same thing - I know, because I hear him address these differences in length. To discuss these issues, we also need to recognize how much we share. Because in many ways, the United States and Cuba are like two brothers who have been estranged for many years, even though we share the same blood."

4. Speech for the 50th Anniversary of Selma's March to Montgomery

March 7, 2015

Obama recalled people who worked in civil rights and black vote rights in 1965, when 600 protesters were attacked by police during an attempted march between the towns of Selma and Montgomery in Alabama.

The Americans who crossed this bridge were not physically imposing, but they gave courage to millions, they were not elected to any office, but they led a nation, they marched as Americans who had suffered hundreds of years of brutal violence, countless daily humiliations - but they did not seek special treatment, only the equality treatment promised to them almost a century before. "

5. Speech of inauguration of the second term

January 21, 2013

Assuming his second term, Barack Obama spoke about the strength of democracy and progress in its first four years, and made room for further action to "remake" the government, with the support of every citizen.

"You and I, as citizens, have the power to define the course of that country. You and I, as citizens, have an obligation to shape the debates of our time - not just With the votes we cast, but with the voices we raise in defense of our long-standing values ​​and lasting ideals."

6. Statement on Attack in Connecticut

December 14, 2012

In tears, Obama made a statement about the shooting attack on a school in Newtown, Connecticut, where 28 people died, including 20 children. During the speech, the president defended the control of the sale of arms as a way to avoid new tragedies.

"Tonight, Michelle and I will do what I know all parents in America will do, which is to hug our children a little tighter, and we will tell them that we love them, and we will remind each other of how deeply we love each other. But there are families in Connecticut that can not do that tonight, and they need all of us now.In the difficult days to come, this community will need us to be at our best as Americans.And I will do everything in my power As President to help."

7. Address in memory of the victims of the Tucson bombing

January 12, 2011

On January 8, 2011, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was the victim of a gunshot assault in Tucson, Arizona, when six people were killed and 15 wounded. In his speech, Obama cited excerpts from the Bible and paid homage to the victims, most notably Christina Green, a nine-year-old girl.

"Such a sudden loss makes us look back - but it also forces us to look ahead, to reflect on the present and the future, on how we live our lives and nurture our relationships with those who are still with us. Ask if we have given enough kindness, generosity, compassion to the people in our lives.We may question whether we are doing good for our children, our community, if our priorities are in order.We acknowledge our own mortality.We are reminded that in our time Fleeting on Earth, what matters is not wealth, status, power or fame - but rather, how well we love, and what a small part we have played in other people's lives better. "

"If there are puddles in the sky, Christina is jumping on them today.And here, on this earth, we place our hands on our hearts, and commit ourselves as Americans to forge a country that is forever worthy of its soft and happy spirit."

8. Speech receiving the Nobel Peace Prize

December 10, 2009

Winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, Obama opened his speech by agreeing with people who criticized his choice and took responsibility for the ongoing wars.

"What I do know is that meeting these challenges will require the same vision, hard work, and persistence of the men and women who acted so boldly decades ago, and that will require us to think in ways New ones about the notions of just war and the imperatives of a just peace." 

9. Speech of inauguration in the first term

January 20, 2009

In taking office as the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama highlighted the need to rebuild the country from restoring the responsibility of public power and ordinary people. As the first black president, he also spoke about the importance and strength of the United States' multiracial heritage.

"We know that our multiple inheritance is a force, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and of people without beliefs, we are formed by all languages ​​and cultures, coming from all ends of the earth; And because we have tasted the bitter taste of the Civil War and segregation, and we have emerged from this dark chapter stronger and more united, we can not help believing that the old hatred will some day pass, that the lines separating tribes will soon dissolve; In which the world becomes smaller, our common humanity will reveal itself, and that America must play its part in bringing a new era of peace. "

10. Speech of victory in the 2008 elections

November 4, 2008

With references to Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King, Obama celebrated the arrival of the promised change in campaign, reminding of the difficulties that would have thereafter and enumerating problems that the country faced at the time, like the War of Iraq and the economy, in addition to mentioning Global warming and strengthen hope in the future.

"This is our time, to put our people back on the job and to open the doors of opportunity for our children, to restore prosperity and to promote the cause of peace, to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm the fundamental truth that among Many, we are one, that as long as we breathe, we will have hope, and where we find cynicism and doubts, and those who say we can not, we will respond with the timeless belief that sums up the spirit of a people: yes, we can. "

My humble considerations:

It is not a political-partisan option, to have in this political man greater admiration. I see that your speeches put us up, which is why I am replicating the UOL post. I believe in things motivated by reason and those that come from the heart, I believe in hope, in the life that is embodied in human and Christian values ​​in words and attitudes. The speeches above Barack Obama are jewels of a great statesman, thinker and humanist. They motivate me to look at life being built at this time. We have to be good to everyone, to our family, friends, and the time is right. It is now that we have to make tomorrow that will come and we will continue tomorrow and then, always believing that this is the best day for building a better world. And as Obama said, "I will do everything in my power to help."

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