Barack Obama: “The United States congratulates the people of Burkina Faso for their success in defending Burkinabe democracy.”

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

I think when you understand the complexities of America and the contradictions of America, I don’t think it makes you love it less. I think it makes you love it more.

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.

Your task is not to impose litmus tests.