Barack Obama: “We need a system that's smarter and more effective and more fair.”

It fortifies you to say that, yes, this has been part of the journey that we’re on.

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.

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…

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