Barack Obama: “The notion that somehow we would not welcome their desire to be full-fledged parts of this community and this country…”

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

America is currently experiencing anger and vision but we are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect."

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

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