Barack Obama: “Our 21 economies, our nearly 3 billion citizens, are looking to us to bring our economies closer, to increase exports…”

I hope this center will serve as an affirmation of just how special, how precious our democracy truly is.

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

The success of this experiment was never a given.

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.