Barack Obama: “We need honest leadership and real change, and that's why I'm running for President of the United States.”

it was nevertheless important that we all play a part in assuring that our elected officials are accountable.

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.

I am very happy to see a ceasefire. And I’m hopeful that it holds.

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