Barack Obama: “If stuff hasn't worked, and people don't feel like I have led the country in the right direction, then you will have a…”

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

Your task is not to impose litmus tests.

There’s no doubt that we are going through a period right now of disruption, polarization.

the American people want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away