Barack Obama: “No. I think that what we focused on was, number one, do we have the tools to prevent the kinds of risks that we saw back…”

They're meant to remind us of who we can be, to remind us of what's possible, so we can forge ahead.

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

There’s no doubt that we are going through a period right now of disruption, polarization.

And there’s no reason to suggest that we can’t get through this one either.