Barack Obama: “It represents the aspirations of people who are seeking a better life.”

Every president here today, as different as we are, has tried our best to uphold the values that John McCain and Mitt Romney believed in no less than I did.

We designed the center not to be some lifeless mausoleum.

a belief that our military and law enforcement owe allegiance not to any president or political party, but to the people and our constitution … a belief in the peaceful transfer of power

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