Barack Obama: “The United States is safer and the world is more secure because of the half century of patriotic service of Ambassador…”

People need to “rediscover what’s the story we tell about how we’re going to live together, and see each other, and recognise each other, and disagree, and yet, still care for each other”.

I’m going to insist that we can do better than we’re doing right now.

Use that hope to make a difference. Get involved.

I think when we act on that basis, it doesn't always work out, but over time things do get better.