Barack Obama: “The good news is, as I travel around the country, part of what sustained me each and every day is just the American…”

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

The success of this experiment was never a given.

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.

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