Barack Obama: “There are still those few who prefer to look backward rather than forward, who prefer to inspire hate rather than hope.”

I am very happy to see a ceasefire. And I’m hopeful that it holds.

We don’t have any folks who grill here?

a belief that our military and law enforcement owe allegiance not to any president or political party, but to the people and our constitution … a belief in the peaceful transfer of power

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.