Barack Obama: “When a worker steps up to an assembly line or into a mine shaft, their country stands alongside them.”

It fortifies you to say that, yes, this has been part of the journey that we’re on.

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

helped lead some of the most significant movements for change in human history

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.