Barack Obama: “We commit to taking the necessary steps to secure ratification, acceptance or approval of the Paris Agreement as soon as…”

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.

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…

I was a little tall for it.

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