Barack Obama: “Even in the toughest of times, America has been characterized by the belief that anyone with a good idea and enough hard…”

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.

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

We don’t have any folks who grill here?

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