Barack Obama: “Our Nation derives strength from the diversity of its population and from its commitment to equal opportunity for all.”

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.

Listen, hypocrisy is progress.

It shows me somebody who’s not focused on the American people and the job they’re supposed to do.

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