Barack Obama: “Our Nation is better prepared than ever before for today's storms.”

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

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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.

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