Barack Obama: “Our goal is to destroy Al Qaida, and we are on a path to do exactly that.”

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

A drift towards extremism was "not inevitable

The full weight of the federal government is being brought down on a law-abiding elected official because she has dared to criticize the president.

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