Barack Obama: “The defining issue of our time is how we restore the basic promise of the American Dream.”

Listen, hypocrisy is progress.

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

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

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.