Barack Obama: “I want to discuss our meeting today and then address the situation in Libya.”

The essence of Prop. 50 is to say that if you are going to play that game, then we are going to try to counteract that abuse of the system.

There’s no doubt that we are going through a period right now of disruption, polarization.

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

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.