Barack Obama: “No nation, not even one as powerful as the United States, is immune from a changing climate.”

the American people want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away

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

At least one of our major parties has been captured by politics that is not that subtle about suggesting that ‘We the people’ means a certain kind of people.

there will be no kings