Barack Obama: “Education has made America the wealthiest, most successful country.”

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

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

Every president here today, as different as we are, has tried our best to uphold the values that John McCain and Mitt Romney believed in no less than I did.

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