Barack Obama: “The attacks have brought out the best in the American people.”

In forming our union, the founders fell terribly short of the Declaration's promise, leaving slavery intact, allowing states to restrict the franchise to white men who owned property.

it was nevertheless important that we all play a part in assuring that our elected officials are accountable.

Every president here today, as different as we are, has tried our best to uphold the values that John McCain and Mitt Romney believed in no less than I did.

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