Barack Obama: “At such a critical time in people's lives, we owe it to them to make sure they have the necessary resources and…”

A drift towards extremism was "not inevitable

It is a decision about how do we face and embrace this finite amount of time we have on the planet.

I’m going to insist that we can do better than we’re doing right now.

I think when we act on that basis, it doesn't always work out, but over time things do get better.