Barack Obama actually said...

We will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.

Our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interest and putting off unpleasant decisions, that time has surely passed.

That's what this campaign's been about. That's what this administration's been about. And that's why I'm confident that our better days are ...

Together, I am confident that we will write the next great chapter in America's story.