Barack Obama actually said...

"I don't believe it's inevitable that we succumb to paralysis or mutual hatred, or abandoned democracy in favor of systems that reserved power and privilege for the few."

"You start seeing more division, and increasingly bitter conflict. The politics that feeds anger and resentment towards those who aren't like us, and starts turning away from Democratic principles in f..."

"What we have seen is that, in the breach, a culture of cynicism and mistrust can grow."

"What we've seen is that in the breach, a culture of cynicism and mistrust can grow."