Barack Obama: “The loss of life has been heartbreaking, especially in Alabama.”

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.

The success of this experiment was never a given.

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

It shows me somebody who’s not focused on the American people and the job they’re supposed to do.