unity over division Quotes

There's not a liberal America and a conservative America - there's the United States of America.

After eight years as your president, I still believe that there is much more that unites us than divides us.

I demand that all considerations of class, section, and party shall be subordinated to the loftier and more patriotic object which all of us recognize as best for the whole country and its people

Sink all partisanship—America first.

There still remains one effort of magnanimity, one sacrifice of prejudice and passion, to be made by the individuals throughout the nation who have heretofore followed the standards of political party. It is that of discarding every remnant of rancor against each other, of embracing as countrymen and friends, and of yielding to talents and virtue alone that confidence which in times of contention for principle was bestowed only upon those who bore the badge of party communion.

What divides us pales in comparison to what unites us.

I think our time should be spent on talking about those things that unite us as Americans and deliver for the American public. And I think that is something that is a better use of everyone's time, and this is going to further the cause of the American people a lot more than focusing on divisions.

When you live on a round planet, there's no choosing sides.

We've got to face the fact that some people say you fight fire best with fire, but we say you put fire out best with water. We say you don't fight racism with racism. We're gonna fight racism with solidarity.

We live in a time of conflict - external and internal - when we sometimes concentrate too much on what divides us. Today, fly the Stars and Stripes with pride and confidence that what unites is far stronger.

When we put country first, it's amazing that we're going to be able to bring people together instead of dividing America.

What is important is that we make sure to work together, that we understand our strength comes from unity and not division.

You cannot lead America to a positive tomorrow with revenge on one's mind. Revenge is so incredibly negative.

The goal of my shows, my interviews, my business, my philanthropy, all of it, whatever ventures I might pursue, would be to make clear that what unites us is ultimately far more redeeming and compelling than anything that separates me.

There are always a few who stand up in times of communal madness and have the courage to say that what unites us is greater than what divides us.

We should seek to cooperate with Europe, not to divide Europe to a fictitious new and a fictitious old.

People loving people. That's the enemy of everything that's evil

I think we've got to make a case that I'm ready, that I put my country first, and it's time to put aside partisan rancor and differences and work together for the country and that I can create jobs and restore our economy and keep our country safe.

Women born and raised on this fragile planet have more uniting us than dividing us - and it's the job of feminists to help us realise that.

In America, our differences matter, but our country matters more. That's the attitude I wanted to take to the Senate.

The troops aren't red and blue. They're not black and white. They're not male and female. They are Americans! When they put their uniforms on, they are Americans. And that's a fact.

I don't want to pit Red America against Blue America. I want to be President of the United States of America.

The job facing American voters… in the days and years to come is to determine which hearts, minds and souls command those qualities best suited to unify a country rather than further divide it, to heal the wounds of a nation as opposed to aggravate its injuries, and to secure for the next generation a legacy of choices based on informed awareness rather than one of reactions based on unknowing fear.

I hope that at this moment you are thinking of yourself as a human being rather than as an American, Asian, European, African, or member of any particular country. These loyalties are secondary.

A president should look for what binds the people together rather than what drives them apart. As soon as you are identified with one side of the political map, you are no longer everybody's president.