"Democracy grinds to a halt without a willingness to compromise," said the president. "Or when even basic facts are contested, and we listen only to those who agree with us. Our public life withers when only the most extreme voices get attention." In this quote, Obama is trying to signify that as democrats we can not work together because we are internally divided. Those who are in the same party as us, are usually the ones we listen to and it should not be like that. If we want a better country, we should listen to those we do not agree with because they could have great ideas about the future of our country. Another quote that caught my attention was "But if we give up now, then we forsake a better future. Those with money and power will gain greater control over the decisions that could send a young soldier to war, or allow another economic disaster, or roll back the equal rights and voting rights that generations of Americans have fought, even died, to secure." In this quote Obama makes a really good point. Giving the power to people with more money can harm the ones with little to no money at all. Our whole future generation can suffer from the decisions that the next president makes. People with more money are arrogant and only care about people that have the same amount of money as them. This effects me personally because I am not rich and I would want my president to listen to everyone not just the rich people. One of Obama's greatest achievements as president was passing the health care bill. By doing this he gave over 32 million Americans affordable health care. Many of Americans could not afford health care because it cost a lot of money, but the bill took care of that. Another achievement was his involvement with the environment, Obama has been more active with the environment than any other president. He has closed down many unregulated power plants and has been promoting Going Green in some of his commercials. His legacy will never be forgotten.
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