Barack Obama: “The status of Puerto Rico should be decided by the residents of Puerto Rico.”

Your task is not to impose litmus tests.

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

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.

And there’s no reason to suggest that we can’t get through this one either.