Barack Obama: “On this occasion, we celebrate the holy month of Ramadan, and we also celebrate how much Muslims have enriched America…”

America is currently experiencing anger and vision but we are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect.

We designed the center not to be some lifeless mausoleum.

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…

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