Barack Obama: “We've seen the grit and determination of people on the Gulf Coast coming together to rebuild their communities.”

People need to “rediscover what’s the story we tell about how we’re going to live together, and see each other, and recognise each other, and disagree, and yet, still care for each other”.

A drift towards extremism was "not inevitable

Use that hope to make a difference. Get involved.

I’m going to insist that we can do better than we’re doing right now.