Barack Obama: “If I didn't think that it was important for our national security to finish the job in Afghanistan, then I would pull…”

No one was more skilled at bringing people together and getting legislation passed.

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

Your task is not to impose litmus tests.

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