Barack Obama: “At the center of our stories is this basic American idea, this core American Dream, that says, in this country, like no…”

We designed the center not to be some lifeless mausoleum.

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

It fortifies you to say that, yes, this has been part of the journey that we’re on.

We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, you know, put enormous strain on our military. A lot of people have died. And it feels like we’re back where we were before we started the war, except maybe a little bit worse…