Barack Obama: “Guantanamo is one of the premiere mechanisms for jihadists to recruit.”

The success of this experiment was never a given.

No one was more skilled at bringing people together and getting legislation passed.

I think when you understand the complexities of America and the contradictions of America, I don’t think it makes you love it less. I think it makes you love it more.

We designed the center not to be some lifeless mausoleum.