Barack Obama: “By putting women and youth at the center of our efforts, the U.S. Government will bring entrepreneurship, innovation…”

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

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

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

This idea that any suggestion or criticism that America was anything other than perfect is unpatriotic... is a suggestion that you hate your country.