Barack Obama: “Whatever I've accomplished, the CBC has been there.”

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

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.

This idea that any suggestion or criticism that America was anything other than perfect is unpatriotic... is a suggestion that you hate your country.