Barack Obama: “That's why I'm going to take action on my own wherever I can: to grow our economy from the middle out, not the top down.”

While we are non-partisan, we are not value-neutral. We have a point of view.

I think when you understand the complexities of America and the contradictions of America, I don’t think it makes you love it less. I think it makes you love it more.

That was fantastic. I was a little tall for it.

I hope this center will serve as an affirmation of just how special, how precious our democracy truly is.