Barack Obama: “My objective, understand, is Assad leaving because he de-legitimized himself by what he did to his people.”

I was a little tall for it.

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

They're meant to remind us of who we can be, to remind us of what's possible, so we can forge ahead.

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