Barack Obama: “I have been attacked by immigration-rights groups for being too tough on that front, but, obviously, we have still got…”

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

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

This idea that any suggestion or criticism that America was anything other than perfect is unpatriotic... is a suggestion that you hate your country.

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.