Barack Obama: “People want to work hard, they want to feel like they're contributing, they want to feel like they're helping to build…”

I hope this center will serve as an affirmation of just how special, how precious our democracy truly is.

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

Of course, we did not accomplish everything we set out to do. No administration does. Some of the exhibits reflect unfinished business, in some cases, my own shortcomings and mistakes, in some cases because - as a sign I kept on the…

This idea that any suggestion or criticism that America was anything other than perfect is unpatriotic... is a suggestion that you hate your country.