Barack Obama actually said...

"Let us honor their distinct heritage while reaffirming our commitment to enabling them to build a future bright with hope and opportunity for themselves, their families, and the country we love."

"Our democracy is premised on an assumption that even if somebody is not just like me, that they're a good person and a generous person."

"Our systems for maintaining the peace and our criminal justice systems generally work, except for this huge swath of the population that is incarcerated at rates that are unprecedented in world histor..."

"That's one of the things I love about your characters in your novels, it's not as if it's easy for them to be good Christians, right?"