Obama speeches

“Tonight, Minnesota, after 54 hard-fought contests, our primary season has finally come to an end.”

“Senator Hillary Clinton has made history in this campaign.”

“There are those who say that this primary has somehow left us weaker and more divided. Well, I say that, because of this primary, there are millions of Americans who have cast their ballot for the very first time.”

“There are many words to describe John McCain's attempt to pass off his embrace of George Bush's policies as bipartisan and new, but "change" is not one of them.”

“We must be as careful getting out of Iraq as we were careless getting in, but we -- but start leaving we must.”

“Change is building an economy that rewards not just wealth, but the work and the workers who created it.”

“She needs us to pass health care right now, a plan that guarantees insurance to every American who wants it and brings down premiums for every family who needs it.”

“...we can't afford four more years of our addiction to oil from dictators.”

“...we can't afford to leave the money behind for No Child Left Behind...we owe it to our children to invest in early-childhood education...”

“What you won't see from this campaign or this party is a politics that sees our opponents not as competitors to challenge, but enemies to polarize...We are always Americans first.”

“Despite what the good senator from Arizona may have said tonight, I've seen people of differing views and opinions find common cause many times during my two decades in public life, and I've brought many together myself.”

“America, this is our moment. This is our time, our time to turn the page on the policies of the past...our time to bring new energy and new ideas to the challenges we face, our time to offer a new direction for this country that we love.”