Barack Obama: “This generation of servicemembers... has borne the burden of our security during a hard decade of sacrifice.”

We don’t have any folks who grill here?

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

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

America is currently experiencing anger and vision but we are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect."