Barack Obama: “I think that part of the calculation they were making was the way the contracts were written.”

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

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.

never talks that way when they are in the same room.

it was nevertheless important that we all play a part in assuring that our elected officials are accountable.