Barack Obama Quotes
And whether I earned your vote or not, I have listened to you. I have learned from you. And you’ve made me a better president. And with your stories and your struggles, I return to the White House more determined and more inspired than ever about the work there is to do and the future that lies ahead.
Obama, Barack. "Remarks by the President on Election Night." The White House, 7 Nov. 2012.
Ever since the beginning of the Republic, the major source of Federal revenue was customs duty from New York. The collector employed a massive bureaucracy and was then one of the largest patronage controller in the country. Thurlow Weed and other New York political bosses offered Abraham Lincoln their political support if Lincoln would give them control of the patronage. On September 5, 1864 Lincoln fired his man, Hiram Barney, and replaced him with Draper. The new collector promptly replaced key personnel down the line and stated publicly:
Obama wanted to follow transparency and openness in contrast to the previous George W. Bush Administratiom. He did do better, but he disappointed many of his supporters by not being totally transparent on many occasions.
Churchill and the British Military wanted to start the offensive against Hitler by attacking and dislodging the Germans and Italians in North Africa and then attacking Italy before attacking France. The American military Generals wanted to attack France first and did not want an African campaign to divert from the main objective. However, France would take much longer to prepare for, and Americans were very anxious to have our forces go on the offensive. Roosevelt overruled the Generals and sided with Churchill also arguing that rolling up some victories in North Africa would be good for American morale and give us more time to produce more tanks, plans and other munitions which were then rolling off the assembly lines and an incredible clip. Churchill also advised that American troops were green and Africa would be good preparation. It turned out that this was the better course of action.
The only soldier ever so honored. At the beginning of WWII, President Roosevelt and Churchill wanted the U. S. Army to invade German and Italian North Africa. Marshall, General Eisenhower, and all the other military men, advised that while it was possible, it would be a diversion from the strategic objective of invading Europe. None the less FDR ordered the invasion. The effect on the American people was wonderful, It showed that the Germans were not invincible, increased enlistment and morale at home, and developed more popular support for the war. Later, Marshall learned much about Democratic leadership and he, himself became a very effective government leader, and began to appreciate FDR’s approach but with a little cynicism about democracy.
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Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
