Barack Obama: “Today, I say to you that the challenges we face are real, they are serious and they are many. They will not be met…”

We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, you know, put enormous strain on our military. A lot of people have died. And it feels like we’re back where we were before we started the war, except maybe a little bit worse…

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 was fantastic. I was a little tall for it.

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