Barack Obama: “It is time for the world, especially Muslim communities, to explicitly, forcefully, and consistently reject the ideology…”

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

And there’s no reason to suggest that we can’t get through this one either.

We designed the center not to be some lifeless mausoleum.

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