Barack Obama: “What makes us American is our adherence to shared ideals—freedom, equality, justice, and our right as a people to set…”

Listen, hypocrisy is progress.

it was nevertheless important that we all play a part in assuring that our elected officials are accountable.

They're meant to remind us of who we can be, to remind us of what's possible, so we can forge ahead.

a belief that our military and law enforcement owe allegiance not to any president or political party, but to the people and our constitution … a belief in the peaceful transfer of power