Barack Obama: “Too much blood has been spilled and too many lives have been lost to allow South Sudan's moment of hope and opportunity…”

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

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

People aren't looking for perpetual anger and division. They are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect, that deep in our gut, we want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away.

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