Barack Obama: “The United States has been enriched by Muslim Americans. Many other Americans have Muslims in their families or have…”

No one was more skilled at bringing people together and getting legislation passed.

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.

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.

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