Barack Obama: “It's in the action that we find out who we really are.”

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

And there’s no reason to suggest that we can’t get through this one either.

the American people want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away"

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