Barack Obama: “That notion of opening doors of opportunity to everybody, that is the core mission of this school; it's the core mission…”

No one was more skilled at bringing people together and getting legislation passed.

This idea that any suggestion or criticism that America was anything other than perfect is unpatriotic... is a suggestion that you hate your country.

That's what I hope every visitor to this center takes away from their experience.

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