Barack Obama: “We swing our lanterns higher.”

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

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

America is currently experiencing anger and vision but we are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect."

We designed the center not to be some lifeless mausoleum.