Barack Obama: “It's a bargain that says if you work hard, that work should be rewarded.”

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

We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, you know, put enormous strain on our military. A lot of people have died. And it feels like we’re back where we were before we started the war, except maybe a little bit worse…

We designed the center not to be some lifeless mausoleum.

Your task is not to impose litmus tests.