Barack Obama: “I offer my personal condolences, and those of the American people, on the death of Crown Prince Nayif bin Abd al-Aziz Al…”

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

never talks that way when they are in the same room.

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.

The success of this experiment was never a given.