Barack Obama: “I want to acknowledge an important step forward today that will advance our national security.”

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

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

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

the American people want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away